Based on the standard broth microdilution (BMD) method, the MICRONAUT-S ß-Lactamases and MICRONAUT-S Carbapenemases Detection systems are the only broth microdilution based systems that can differentiate between all Ambler class A (ESBL, KPC), class B (MBL), class C (AMP-C) and class D (OXA-48-like) cephalosporinases and/or carbapenemases.
The MICRONAUT-S Carbapenemases Detection 2-test plate provides the phenotypical detection of clinically relevant carbapenemases in Enterobacterales and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The MICRONAUT-S ß-Lactamases plate also detects cephalosporinase production in these organisms.