Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) Control Panel (Inactivated Swab) includes 6 positive control swabs and 6 negative control swabs.
Each positive control swab consists of:
- Escherichia coli derived from NCTC 13476 (IMP-type)
- Klebsiella pneumoniae derived from NCTC 13440 (VIM-1, Metallo-beta-lactamase)
- Klebsiella pneumoniae derived from NCTC 13443 (NDM-1, New Delhi Metallo-beta-lactamase)
- Klebsiella pneumoniae derived from NCTC 13438 (KPC-3)
- Klebsiella pneumoniae derived from NCTC 13442 (OXA-48)
- Each negative control swab consists of Escherichia coli derived from NCTC 11954