Abstract
A PCR-dipstick chromatography technique was designed and evaluated for differential identification of blaNDM, blaKPC, blaIMP, and blaOXA-48 carbapenemase genes directly in stool specimens within 2 h. It is a DNA-DNA hybridization-based detection system where PCR products can be easily interpreted by visual observation without electrophoresis. The PCR-dipstick showed high sensitivity (93.3%) and specificity (99.1%) in directly detecting carbapenemase genes in stool specimens compared with multiplex PCR for genomic DNA of the isolates from those stool specimens.
Original language | English |
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Article number | e00067-17 |
Journal | Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy |
Volume | 61 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2017 Jun |
Keywords
- Carbapenemase
- Enterobacteriaceae
- Molecular diagnostics