Detection of metallo-β-lactamase genes in clinical specimens by a commercial multiplex PCR system

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 185-187

  Avlami, Athina ^a   Bekris, S ^a   Ganteris, G ^b   Kraniotaki, Eleni ^c   Malamou Lada, Eleni ^b   Orfanidou, Maria ^b   Paniara, Olga ^c   Pantazatou, Angeliki ^a   Papagiannitsis, C C ^d   Platsouka, Evangelia ^c   Stefanou, Ioanna ^a   Tzelepi, Eva ^d   Vagiakou, Helen ^b   Miriagou, Vivi ^d  

^a LAIKO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b G GENNIMATAS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^c EVANGELISMOS HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^d HELLENIC PASTEUR INSTITUTE   (Greece)

Author keywords

BlaIMP; BlaVIM; Metallo lactamase; Multiplex PCR

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BETA LACTAMASE IMP GENE; BETA LACTAMASE VIM GENE; BLOOD CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROBACTER AEROGENES; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GREECE; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; METALLO BETA LACTAMASE GENE; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NONHUMAN; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVIDENCIA STUARTII; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PUS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPUTUM CULTURE; URINE CULTURE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETA-LACTAMASES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; GREECE; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 77957865470     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2010.08.014     Document Type: Article

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