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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Multiplex PCR for identification of two capsular types in epidemic KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae sequence type 258 strains
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, Volume 58, No. 7, Year 2014
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Description
We developed a multiplex PCR assay capable of identifying two capsular polysaccharide synthesis sequence types (sequence type 258 [ST258] cps-1 and cps-2) in epidemic Klebsiella pneumoniae ST258 strains. The assay performed with excellent sensitivity (100%) and specificity (100%) for identifying cps types in 60 ST258 K. pneumoniae sequenced isolates. The screening of 419 ST258 clonal isolates revealed a significant association between cps type and K. pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC) variant: cps-1 is largely associated with KPC-2, while cps-2 is primarily associated with KPC-3. Copyright © 2014, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Chen, Liang
United States, Newark
Rutgers University-newark
Chavda, Kalyan D.
United States, Newark
Rutgers University-newark
Findlay, Jacqueline
United Kingdom, London
Public Health England
Peirano, Gisele
Canada, Calgary
Calgary Laboratory Services
Canada, Calgary
Cumming School of Medicine
Hopkins, Katie L.
United Kingdom, London
Public Health England
Pitout, Johann D.D.
Canada, Calgary
Calgary Laboratory Services
Canada, Calgary
Cumming School of Medicine
Canada, Calgary
University of Calgary
Bonomo, Robert A.
United States, Cleveland
Louis Stokes Cleveland va Medical Center
United States, Cleveland
Case Western Reserve University
Woodford, Neil
United Kingdom, London
Public Health England
DeLeo, Frank R.
United States, Hamilton
Niaid Rocky Mountain Laboratories
Kreiswirth, Barry N.
United States, Newark
Rutgers University-newark
Statistics
Citations: 26
Authors: 10
Affiliations: 8
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1128/AAC.02673-14
ISSN:
00664804