Detection of carbapenemases in Enterobacteriaceae: A challenge for diagnostic microbiological laboratories

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 839-853

  Hrabak J ^a   Chudackova E ^a   Papagiannitsis, C C ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Carba NP; Carbapenemase; Detection; Enterobacteriaceae; MALDI TOF MS; Lactamase

Indexed keywords

BORONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CARBAPENEMASE; CHELATING AGENT; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BETA LACTAMASE;

CARBA NP TEST; COLORIMETRY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME ASSAY; GENETIC PROCEDURES; HYDROLYSIS; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MATRIX ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION IONIZATION TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; MICROBIOLOGY; MODIFIED HODGE TEST; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; PROCEDURES;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BETA-LACTAMASES; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, MATRIX-ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION-IONIZATION;

EID: 84908043689     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1469-0691.12678     Document Type: Review

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