Table 1.

Primer for bla-CTX-M, bla-TEM, and bla-SHV genes

Gene	Primer (5′–3′)	Amplicon size (bp)
SHV	FP: 5′-GTCAGCGAAAAACACCTTGCC-3′	383
	RP: 5′-GTCTTATCGGCGATAAACCAG-3′
TEM	FP: 5′-GAGACAATAACCCTGGTAAAT-3′	459
	RP: 5′-AGAAGTAAGTTGGCAGCAGTG-3′
CTX-M	FP: 5′-GAAGGTCATCAAGAAGGTGCG-3′	560
	RP: 5′-GCATTGCCACGCTTTTCATAG-3′

Abbreviations: CTX-M, cefotaximase Munich; FP, forward primer; RP, reverse primer; SHV, sulfhydryl variant; TEM, temoniera.