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. 2020 Apr 14;20:88. doi: 10.1186/s12866-020-01741-7

Table 3.

Resistance markers detected by the multiplex PCR test panel

Antibiotics Resistance markers
Oxacillin mecA, mecC
Aminoglycosides aac(6′)/aph(2″), aacA4
Macrolides/lincosamides ermA, ermC
Vancomycin vanA, vanB
Rifampina rpoB
Third-generation cephalosporins ctx-M
Carbapenems blavim, blaimp, blakpc, blandm, blaoxa-23, blaoxa-24, blaoxa-48, blaoxa-58
Fluoroquinolonesb gyrA83, gyrA87

aRifampin resistance testing is only validated for Staphylococcus aureus

bFluoroquinolone resistance testing is only validated for Escherichia coli among gram-negative bacteria