Chameleon™ COLOREX™ mSuperCARBA™ (RUO)
Chameleon™ COLOREX™ mSuperCARBA™ (RUO) prepared culture media plates by S²Media are manufactured using original CHROMagar™ raw materials. This selective chromogenic medium is intended for the qualitative detection, differentiation, and presumptive identification of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE), including OXA-48 and OXA-48-like carbapenemase-producing organisms, from rectal swabs and stool specimens. Following 18-24 hours of aerobic incubation at 35-37°C, colonies exhibit distinct chromogenic reactions to facilitate the rapid presumptive identification of CRE. Presumptive isolates should be confirmed using appropriate identification methods, antimicrobial susceptibility testing, and epidemiological characterization.
👉 Key Performance Features:
Broad Carbapenemase Detection: Detects a wide range of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales, including OXA-48 and OXA-48-like producers, following 18-24 hours of incubation.
High Sensitivity: Provides an analytical limit of detection of approximately 10 CFU/mL, enabling recovery of low-level colonization.
High Selectivity and Specificity: Selectively recovers carbapenemase-producing organisms while inhibiting most carbapenem-susceptible bacteria, ESBL producers, and AmpC hyperproducers, improving detection accuracy.
Rapid Colonization Screening: Supports direct screening of rectal swabs and stool specimens for efficient surveillance of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales (CPE).
📌 This product is labeled for Research Use Only (RUO).
🧫Application Areas (Research Use Only):
Research microbiology for the selective detection and differentiation of carbapenemase-producing Gram-negative bacteria (CPO)
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) research and surveillance
Infection prevention and healthcare-associated infection (HAI) research
Public health and epidemiological research
Microbiological method development and validation
Academic, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology research
Equivalent or Comparable to Item Numbers:
70-C00116
NC386542
SQ103298
G323
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