Carbapenem-susceptible klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli isolates carrying a truncated KPC carbapenemase: A challenge for rapid molecular diagnostics

Hossein Salimnia, Jennifer Veltman, Pranatharthi H. Chandrasekar, Jason M. Pogue, Ryan Mynatt, Tanaz Salimnia, Steven H. Marshall, Andrea M. Hujer, Robert A. Bonomo

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Original languageEnglish
Article numbere01627-19
JournalJournal of Clinical Microbiology
Volume58
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 24 2020
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Microbiology (medical)

Keywords

  • Carbapenemase
  • Escherichia coli
  • KPC
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae
  • Rapid molecular diagnostics
  • Truncation
  • Carbapenems/pharmacology
  • Genes, Bacterial
  • Humans
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae/genetics
  • Male
  • Escherichia coli/genetics
  • Bacterial Proteins/genetics
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Adult
  • Mutation
  • beta-Lactamases/genetics
  • Molecular Diagnostic Techniques/methods

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