Ann Clin Microbiol 2021;24:45-53. Evaluation of Two Commercial Kits for Rapid Detection and Typing of Carbapenemase in Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales

Table 1. Primer sequences for the carbapenemase genotyping
Primer targetSequence (5′ to 3′)References
KPC5′-GGC AGT CGG AGA CAA AAC C-3′[13]
 5′-CCC TCG AGC GCG AGT CTA-3′ 
NDM5′-ACC GCC TGG ACC GAT GAC CA-3′[14]
 5′-GCC AAA GTT GGG CGC GGT TG-3′ 
IMP5′-GGA ATA GAG TGG CTT AAT TCT C-3′[15]
 5′-CCA AAC CAC TAC GTT ATC T-3′ 
 5′-CAT GGT TTG GTG GTT CTT GT-3′*[17]
 5′-ATA ATT TGG CGG ACT TTG GC-3′* 
VIM5′-GAT GGT GTT TGG TCG CAT A-3′[15]
 5′-CGA ATG CGC AGC ACC AG-3′ 
OXA-48 like5′-TTG GTG GCA TCG ATT ATC GG-3′[16]
 5′-GAG CAC TTC TTT TGT GAT GGC-3′ 

*Primer set for IMP-specific single-target PCR. Abbreviations: KPC, Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase; NDM, New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase; IMP, imipenem-resistant Pseudomonas; VIM, Verona integron-encoded metallo-β-lactamase; OXA, oxacillinase.