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Kits for the detection of beta-lactamases

US8389234B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Becton, Dickinson and Company · US

Inventors

Mei Yang-Woytowitz · Baltimore, US
Charles Yu · Timonium, US
Timothy Wiles · Ocean Isle Beach, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 30, 2011
Grant date	Mar 5, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 30, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01N2333/986
WIPO fieldBiotechnology
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Presented herein are kits for the detection of specific beta-lactamases, including class A serine carbapenemases, metallo-beta-lactamases, AmpC beta-lactamases, and extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs). The kits presented herein include kits that permit the detection of the presence of specific beta-lactamases in bacterial samples within as few as 2 to 10 minutes.

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