Open Access<p>Distribution of Class B and Class A β-Lactamases in Clinical Strains of <em>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</em>: Comparison of Phenotypic Methods and High-Resolution Melting Analysis (HRMA) Assay</p>
Author(s) -
Sanaz Dehbashi,
Hamed Tahmasebi,
Mohammad Yousef Alikhani,
Fariba Keramat,
Mohammad Reza Arabestani
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
infection and drug resistance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.033
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 1178-6973
DOI - 10.2147/idr.s255292
Subject(s) - pseudomonas aeruginosa , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , imipenem , high resolution melt , gene , genotype , genetics , bacteria
There are various phenotypic methods for identifying class B and class A β-lactamase enzymes in Pseudomonas aeruginosa . The purpose of this study was to compare the sensitivity and specificity of different phenotypic methods with HRMA assay to detect β-lactamase-producing P. aeruginosa strains.