Rapid detection of blaKPC carbapenemase genes by real-time PCR

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2879-2883

  Hindiyeh, Musa ^a,c   Smollen, Gill ^b   Grossman, Zehava ^a   Ram, Daniela ^a   Davidson, Yehudit ^b   Mileguir, Fernando ^a   Vax, Marina ^a   Ben David, Debbie ^b   Tal, Ilana ^b   Rahav, Galia ^b   Shamiss, Ari ^c   Mendelson, Ella ^a   Keller, Nathan ^b  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAPENEM; CARBAPENEMASE; DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BETA LACTAMASE; BETA LACTAMASE KPC 3, KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; BETA-LACTAMASE KPC-3, KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DNA EXTRACTION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; BACTERIAL GENE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTION; GENETICS; METHODOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETA-LACTAM RESISTANCE; BETA-LACTAMASES; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; GENES, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 53649093240     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00661-08     Document Type: Article

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