Rapid detection of carbapenemase genes by multiplex real-time PCR

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 906-909

  Monteiro, Jussimara ^a,b   Widen, Raymond H ^a   Pignatari, Antonio C C ^b   Kubasek, Carly ^a   Silbert, Suzane ^a  

^a TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

lactamases; Enterobacteriaceae; Resistance

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE; CARBAPENEMASE; PRIMER DNA;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; AMPLICON; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TEMPERATURE;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BETA-LACTAMASES; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84858667238     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkr563     Document Type: Article

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