Detecting Carbapenemases in Animal and Food Samples by Droplet Digital PCR

• Main Authors: Maria Carelli (Author), Francesca Griggio (Author), Marina Mingoia (Author), Cristiana Garofalo (Author), Vesna Milanović (Author), Nicola Pozzato (Author), Francesca Leoni (Author), Laura Veschetti (Author), Giovanni Malerba (Author), Angela Sandri (Author), Cristina Patuzzo (Author), Serena Simoni (Author), Maria M. Lleo (Author), Carla Vignaroli (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The presence of carbapenemase-producing bacteria (CPB) in animal hosts and along the food chain may result in the development of reservoirs for human infections. Several CPB strains isolated from animals have been reported, suggesting that transmission and dissemination of the correspond...