Evaluation of the AID carbapenemase line probe assay for rapid detection and identification of carbapenemase genes in Gram-negative bacilli
Author(s) -
Guido V. Bloemberg,
Andrea Braun-Kiewnick,
Jan Tedrup,
Carla Meijerink,
Elena Durer,
Claudia Ritter,
Peter M. Keller,
Michael Hombach
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkx100
Subject(s) - klebsiella pneumoniae , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , bacilli , multiplex , carbapenem , clinical microbiology , multiplex polymerase chain reaction , plasmid , escherichia coli , enterobacteriaceae , gene , bacteria , polymerase chain reaction , genetics , antibiotics
This study evaluated the AID carbapenemase line probe assay (LPA) for the detection and identification of carbapenem resistance genes in Enterobacteriaceae and other Gram-negative bacilli (GNB) using bacterial cultures and DNA extracts directly from patient urine samples.
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