Rapid identification of blaKPC-possessing Enterobacteriaceae by PCR/electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 65, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1833-1834

  Endimiani, Andrea ^a,b   Hujer, Kristine M ^a,b   Hujer, Andrea M ^a,b   Sampath, Rangarajan ^c   Ecker, David J ^c   Bonomo, Robert A ^a,b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LOUIS STOKES CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Abbott Molecular Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbapenemases; K. pneumoniae; KPC; PCR ESI MS; T5000

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL GENE; BLA KPC GENE; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE IDENTIFICATION; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LETTER; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ENZYMOLOGY; EVALUATION STUDY; GENETICS; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PROCEDURES;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BETA-LACTAMASES; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION;

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BETA LACTAMASE; PRIMER DNA;

EID: 77954730186     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkq207     Document Type: Letter

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