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NG-TEST® CARBA-5®, for Detection of Five Bacterial Carbapenemase Enzymes

Cat. no.

CARBA5

PACK SIZE:

20 per package

Hardy Diagnostics proudly offers NG-TEST® CARBA 5: the only FDA-cleared, phenotypic, rapid, lateral flow assay that meets the new 2025 CLSI M100™ guidelines.

NG-TEST® CARBA 5 is the only 510(k) cleared rapid, multiplex, phenotypic test capable of detecting KPC, OXA-48-like, VIM, IMP, and NDM carbapenemases produced by Enterobacterales and P. aeruginosa.

Cost effective - Per test, NG-TEST® CARBA 5 is more economical than molecular methods.
Accurate - NG-TEST® CARBA 5, unlike molecular methods, detects the gene expression which can be crucial to aiding therapeutic decisions.

2025 CLSI M100™ guidelines: Isolates resistant to any carbapenem tested should be using a phenotypic assay.* "These assays should identify and ideally differentiate the presence of specific carbapenemase types (eg, KPC, NDM, OXA-48, VIM, IMP)." *

*2025 CLSI M100™ Performance Standards for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing, Table 2A-1

5 simple steps!

Add 5 drops of extraction buffer
Collect sample
Inoculate sample into buffer and mix until homogenous
Draw sample into the pipette, until the liquid reaches the 100µl line
Dispense sample into the sample well

With NG-TEST® CARBA 5 you don't need to guess. Simply perform the test from bacterial culture and in 15 minutes you'll save more than money; you'll be saving lives.

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