title: [Gene examination methods (detection and genotyping of resistant genes)--metallo-beta-lactamase].
abstract: Metallo-beta-lactamases have a hydrolysing activity against various beta-lactams including carbapenems, and beta-lactamase inhibitors such as clavulanic acid and sulbactum. Infections caused by metallo-beta-lactamase producing gram-negative bacteria are becoming a serious problem in Japanese clinical settings despite the recent progress in medical technology. Current screening methods can not distinguish metallo-beta-lactamase producers from those producing AmpC beta-lactamase. Here we show a convenient method of detecting metallo-beta-lactamase producers using a thiol compound(2-mercaptopropionic acid) as well as a PCR method with metallo-beta-lactamase gene specific primers.
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authors.lastname: Shibata
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authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Arakawa
mesh_terms: D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D018440:beta-Lactam Resistance / Q000235:genetics; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D001618:beta-Lactamases