A real-time multiplex PCR assay for the rapid detection of CTX-M-type extended spectrum β-lactamases directly from blood cultures

J Med Microbiol. 2012 Nov;61(Pt 11):1631-1632. doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.045419-0. Epub 2012 Jul 19.

Authors

Gemma L Vanstone¹, Ayse Yorgancioglu², Lois Wilkie², Katie Mouskos², Bambos M Charalambous², Indran Balakrishnan¹

Affiliations

¹ Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
² University College Medical School, Royal Free Campus, London, UK.

PMID: 22820695
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.045419-0

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
Bacteremia / microbiology
DNA, Bacterial / genetics
Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial
Enterobacteriaceae / drug effects
Enterobacteriaceae / enzymology*
Enterobacteriaceae Infections / microbiology*
Genotype
Humans
Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods*
Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods*
beta-Lactamases / classification*
beta-Lactamases / metabolism

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
DNA, Bacterial
beta-Lactamases