Research Article

AmpC β-Lactamase Variable Expression in Common Multidrug-Resistant Nosocomial Bacterial Pathogens from a Tertiary Hospital in Cairo, Egypt

Table 1

PCR oligonucleotide primers used for the RT‐qPCR amplification of the AmpC gene extracted from the bacterial species of our study.

Bacterial speciesPrimer nameSequence (5′—3′)PCR productReference

P. aeruginosaPA. AmpC-FCGCCGTACAACCGGTGAT113 bp[18]
PA. AmpC-RGAAGTAATGCGGTTCTCCTTTCA
K. pneumoniaeKP. AmpC-FATCTGGCAACCTATACCGCA227 bpThis study
KP. AmpC-RCTTGAGCGGCTTAAAGACCC
E. faeciumEF. AmpC-FGATCGACAGGATGTACGCGA300 bpThis study
EF. AmpC-RCAGGTAACGCGGGTCTCTTT