Fundación Para El Fomento De La Investigación Sanitaria Y Biomédica De La Communitat Valenciana

Fundacion Para El Fomento De La Investigacion Sanitaria Y Biomedica De La Comunitat Valenciana

Antonio José Galiana Cabrera

Gloria Royo García

Juan Carlos Rodríguez Díaz

Some pairs of primers are provided, being used for detection of carbapenemase genes and carbapenemase-producing bacterial strains, and a diagnosis method using said set of primers. Furthermore, there is also disclosed, preferably, the use of probes within each amplification reaction, more preferably multiplex PCR, for selective identification and detection of carbapenemase genes from a biological sample. The primers object of this invention may be used for preparing a kit for carbapenemase genes identification and detection, preferably carbapenemases contained in bacterial strains producing said enzymes.

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Antonio José Galiana Cabrera