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July 25, 2015 Leave a comment
Klebsiela Pnumoniae Resistance Detection Kit
As the world adapts to the environment that has been created so do the many viral factors that exist. Many of the factors that impact humanities health and wellbeing evolves in the face of antibiotics thrown at them. Klebsiela Pneumonia, like Staphylococcus, becomes resistant to the drugs used to eliminate risk of death by these aggressive strains of bacteria and viruses. There is now an easy way to detect for resistance. The KPC kit is a new instrument in the war against medication resistance detection.
KPC is a new product created to detect the recent rise in Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiela. The KPC kit is looking for hydrolyzing b-lactamase KPC enzyme which indicates a resistance to the drug. Through the use of PCR or polymerase chain reaction one can detect if another more aggressive route of treatment is necessary. KPC is useful in detecting this resistance through the use of two kits. One kit, the KI 5050C2, is the standard PCR and is freeze-dried. With the use of electrophoresis and a UV light, a technician can determine the likely hood of resistance. The other kit is KI 5050 which is used for real time PCR and is compatible with most real time instruments.
These KPC kits are fast, giving results between 3-4 hours, they are sensitive and specific showing exact matches from colonies and bacterial DNA or clinical swabs, straightforward results from internal and positive controls. Simply add the DNA to the ready-to-use PCR premix tube and patiently wait for the results. Each kit contains all of the chemical reagents to perform the appropriate tests; the kit contains a positive control and a detailed protocol, including instructions for DNA purification. This will deliver the information for the response needed to heal the patient.