Research Article

Emergence of New Delhi Metallo-Beta-Lactamase (NDM) and Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase (KPC) Production by Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae in Southern Vietnam and Appropriate Methods of Detection: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 6

Comparison between the MHT and combined disk test.

BacteriaIndexNDM detectionKPC detection
MHTEDTAMcNemarMHTBoronicMcNemar

E. coli (n=50)TPR (%)72.293.8p=0.2572.266.7p=1.00
SPC (%)68.897.1p=0.00668.895.7p<0.001

K. pneumoniae (n=50)TPR (%)89.790.5p=1.0089.7100NC
SPC (%)38.1100p<0.00138.192.9p<0.001

means nonparametric McNemar test.