African Journal of
Microbiology Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Microbiol. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0808
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJMR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 5241

Full Length Research Paper

Evaluation of a real-time PCR assay for the detection of the Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase gene (blaKPC) in enterobacteriaceae isolates from clinical samples in Menoufia University hospitals, Egypt

Amira Abdelkader Al Hindi
  • Amira Abdelkader Al Hindi
  • Department of Clinical Pathology (Microbiology), Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Egypt.
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Abeer Hamdy El Shalakany
  • Abeer Hamdy El Shalakany
  • Department of Clinical Pathology (Microbiology), Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Egypt.
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  •  Received: 22 June 2016
  •  Accepted: 23 August 2016
  •  Published: 14 September 2016

How to cite this article

APA /
Al Hindi, A. A., & El Shalakany, A. H. (2016). Evaluation of a real-time PCR assay for the detection of the Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase gene (blaKPC) in enterobacteriaceae isolates from clinical samples in Menoufia University hospitals, Egypt. African Journal of Microbiology Research, 10(34), 1397-1407.
Chicago /
Amira Abdelkader Al Hindi and Abeer Hamdy El Shalakany. "Evaluation of a real-time PCR assay for the detection of the Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase gene (blaKPC) in enterobacteriaceae isolates from clinical samples in Menoufia University hospitals, Egypt." African Journal of Microbiology Research 10, no. 34 (2016): 1397-1407.
MLA /
Amira Abdelkader Al Hindi and Abeer Hamdy El Shalakany. "Evaluation of a real-time PCR assay for the detection of the Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase gene (blaKPC) in enterobacteriaceae isolates from clinical samples in Menoufia University hospitals, Egypt." African Journal of Microbiology Research 10.34 (2016): 1397-1407.