Use of MALDI-TOF VITEK MS for rapid and efficient identification of KPC-type carbapenemases in Enterobacterales carrying the Tn4401a transposon.
Montaño AM; Robledo C; Galvis-Ayala JC; Jimenez JN; Brunel R; Robledo J · 2025 · European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology
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Abstract (excerpt)
Purpose To determine diagnostic validity of MALDI-TOF MS (VITEK MS) system for detecting Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemases (KPC)-type carbapenemases by identifying the 11,109 Da peak in the mass spectrum generated for species…
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Metadata source: Europe PMC · DOI 10.1007/s10096-025-05097-6