Table 1.
PCR Oligonucleotide Primers for the Amplification of Carbapenemase Genes
| Gene | Primer Sequence (5′-3′) | Product Size (bp) |
|---|---|---|
| blaIMP | F: GGAATAGAGTGGCTTAAYTCTC R: GGTTTAAYAAAACAACCACC |
232 |
| blaSPM | F: AAAATCTGGGTACGCAAACG R: ACATTATCCGCTGGAACAGG |
271 |
| blaAIM | F: CTGAAGGTGTACGGAAACAC R: GTTCGGCCACCTCGAATTG |
322 |
| blaVIM | F: GATGGTGTTTGGTCGCATA R: CGAATGCGCAGCACCAG |
390 |
| blaOXA | F: GCGTGGTTAAGGATGAACAC R: CATCAAGTTCAACCCAACCG |
438 |
| blaGIM | F: TCGACACACCTTGGTCTGAA R: AACTTCCAACTTTGCCATGC |
477 |
| blaBIC | F: TATGCAGCTCCTTTAAGGGC R: TCATTGGCGGTGCCGTACAC |
537 |
| blaSIM | F: TACAAGGGATTCGGCATCG R: TAATGGCCTGTTCCCATGTG |
570 |
| blaNDM | F: GGTTTGGCGATCTGGTTTTC R: CGGAATGGCTCATCACGATC |
621 |
| blaDIM | F: GCTTGTCTTCGCTTGCTAACG R: CGTTCGGCTGGATTGATTTG |
699 |
| blaKPC | F: CGTCTAGTTCTGCTGTCTTG R: CTTGTCATCCTTGTTAGGCG |
798 |