Table 1: Primers specific to multiplex Carbapenemase (blagene) with sequence and amplicon size (bp):

PCR name

Sequence (5´-3´)

Amplicon size (bp)

Multiplex-1

 

 

blaVIM

F-GATGGTGTTTGGTCGCATA

R-CGAATGCGCAGCCCAG

390

blaIMP

F-TTGACACTCCATTTACDG

R-GATYGAGAATTAAGCCACYCT

 

139

 

blaKPC

F-CATTCAAGGGCTTTCTTGCTGC

R-ACGACGGCATAGTCATTTGC

 

538

Multiplex-2

 

 

blaGES

F-AGTCGGCTAGACCGGAAAG

R-TTTGTCCGTGCTCAGGAT

399

blaOXA

F-GCTTGATCGCCCTCGATT

R- GATTTGCTCCGTGGCCGAAA

281

blaNDM-1

F-ATGGAATTGCCCAATATTATGCAC

R- TCAGCGCAGCTTGTCGGC

813

Multiplex-3

 

 

BlaOXA-51

F- TAA TGC TTT GATCGG CCT TG

R- TGG ATT GCA CTT CAT CTT GG

353

blaOXA-23

F-GAT CGG ATT GGA GAA CCA GA

R-ATT TCT GAC CGC ATT TCC AT

501