Biosafety classification is based on U.S. Public Health Service Guidelines, it is the responsibility of the customer to ensure that their facilities comply with biosafety regulations for their own country.
Performance Standards for Antimicrobial Disk Susceptibility Tests; Approved Standard - 9th Edition. Wayne, PA. Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute; CLSI M2-A9.
Methods for Dilution Antimicrobial Susceptibility Tests for Bacteria that Grow Aerobically; Approved Standard - 7th Edition. Wayne, PA. Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute; CLSI M7-A8.
Anderson KF, et al. Evaluation of methods to identify the Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase in Enterobacteriaceae. J. Clin. Microbiol. 45(8): 2723-2725, 2007. PubMed: 17581941
Yigit H, et al. Novel carbapenem-hydrolyzing beta-lactamase, KPC-1, from a carbapenem-resistant strain of Klebsiella pneumoniae. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 45(4): 1151-1161, 2001. PubMed: 11257029
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Guidance for Control of Infections with Carbapenem-Resistant or Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae in Acute Care Facilities. MMWR Morb. Mortal. Wkly. Rep. 58(10): 256-260, 2009.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention K. pneumoniae Overview and Lab Testing. Available from: CDC Infection Control in Healthcare
Nucleotide (GenBank) : FJ665695 Klebsiella pneumoniae strain ATCC BAA-1705 carbapenem-hydrolyzing beta-lactamase (blaKPC-2) gene
