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SUBMITTER: Gaibani P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5035415 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Gaibani Paolo P Galea Anna A Fagioni Marco M Ambretti Simone S Sambri Vittorio V Landini Maria Paola MP
Journal of clinical microbiology 20160713 10
We evaluated a real-time single-peak (11.109-Da) detection assay based on matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) for the identification of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)-producing K. pneumoniae Our results demonstrated that the 11.109-Da peak was detected in 88.2% of the KPC producers. Analysis of blaKPC-producing K. pneumoniae showed that the gene encoding the 11.109-Da protein was commonly (97.8%) associated with the Tn4401a isofo ...[more]