Rapid detection of blaVIM-1-37 and blaKPC1/2-12 alleles from clinical samples by multiplex PCR-based assays

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 68-71

  Frasson, Ilaria ^a   Biasolo, Maria Angela ^a,b   Bartolini, Andrea ^b   Cavallaro, Antonietta ^b   Richter, Sara N ^a,b   Palù, Giorgio ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

KPC carbapenemase; Molecular methods; Real time PCR; VIM type carbapenemases

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AZTREONAM; CARBAPENEMASE; CEFEPIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; COLISTIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM; PIPERACILLIN; TIGECYCLINE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BETA LACTAMASE; THIENAMYCIN DERIVATIVE;

AMPLICON; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLAKPC GENE; BLAVIM GENE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DETERMINATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE SEQUENCE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ENZYMOLOGY; EVALUATION STUDY; GENETICS; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; PROCEDURES;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETA-LACTAMASES; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IMIPENEM; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THIENAMYCINS;

EID: 84879242036     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: 18727913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2013.03.006     Document Type: Article

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