A Full MALDI-Based Approach to Detect Plasmid-Encoded KPC-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae

A Full MALDI-Based Approach to Detect Plasmid-Encoded KPC-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae

KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae represents a severe public health concern worldwide. The rapid detection of these isolates is of fundamental importance for the adoption of proper antibiotic treatment and infection control measures, and new applications of MALDI-TOF MS technology fit this purpose...

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Main Authors: Miriam Cordovana, Markus Kostrzewa, Jörg Glandorf, Michael Bienia, Simone Ambretti, Arthur B. Pranada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
MALDI-TOF MS
KPC
Klebsiella pneumoniae
carbapenemase
multidrug resistance
KPC-related peak
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2018.02854/full

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