Rapid low-cost detection of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase genes by internally controlled real-time PCR

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 361-363

  Wang, Lijun ^a   Gu, Haitong ^a   Lu, Xinxin ^a  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase; Real time polymerase chain reaction; Screen

Indexed keywords

KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BETA LACTAMASE; CARBAPENEMASE;

ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; ENZYMOLOGY; EVALUATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KLEBSIELLA INFECTION; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETA-LACTAMASES; HUMANS; KLEBSIELLA INFECTIONS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84868232225     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: 18728359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2012.09.009     Document Type: Article

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