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Multiplex real-time PCR for detection of an epidemic KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae ST258 clone

  • Liang Chen
  • , Kalyan D. Chavda
  • , José R. Mediavilla
  • , Yanan Zhao
  • , Henry S. Fraimow
  • , Stephen G. Jenkins
  • , Michael H. Levi
  • , Tao Hong
  • , Albert D. Rojtman
  • , Christine C. Ginocchio
  • , Robert A. Bonomo
  • , Barry N. Kreiswirth
  • Public Health Research Institute, New York
  • Cooper University Health Care
  • Cornell University
  • Albert Einstein College of Medicine
  • Hackensack University Medical Center
  • Jersey Shore University Medical Center
  • Northwell Health System
  • Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center

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Abstract

We describe a multiplex real-time PCR assay capable of identifying both the epidemic Klebsiella pneumoniae ST258 clone and blaKPC carbapenemase genes in a single reaction. The assay displayed excellent sensitivity (100%) and specificity (100%) for identification of ST258 clone and blaKPC in a collection of 75 K. pneumoniae isolates comprising 41 sequence types. Our results suggest that this assay is an effective tool for surveillance of this clone among carbapenem-resistant K. pneumoniae clinical isolates.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3444-3447
Number of pages4
JournalAntimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
Volume56
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2012

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