Genetic methods for detection of antimicrobial resistance

APMIS

Volumn 112, Issue 11-12, 2004, Pages 815-837

  Sundsfjord, Arnfinn ^a,b,c   Simonsen, Gunnar S ^b,c   Haldorsen, Bjørg C ^b   Haaheim, Håkon ^b   Hjelmevoll, Stig Ove ^b   Littauer, Pia ^b   Dahl, Kristin H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; Genetic methods

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACITRACIN; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CHLORAMPHENICOL DERIVATIVE; DALFOPRISTIN; FOSFOMYCIN; FUSIDIC ACID; GLYCOPEPTIDE; LINCOSAMIDE DERIVATIVE; MACROLIDE; MIKAMYCIN B; MONOBACTAM DERIVATIVE; NALIDIXIC ACID; NITROIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; NOVOBIOCIN; OXAZOLIDINONE DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; RIFAMYCIN; SULFONAMIDE; TEICOPLANIN; TETRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE; TRIMETHOPRIM; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIUM DETECTION; ENTEROCOCCUS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENOTYPE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUALITY CONTROL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 12744263375     PISSN: 09034641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0463.2004.apm11211-1208.x     Document Type: Review

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