Use of a multiplex molecular beacon platform for rapid detection of methicillin and vancomycin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 4585-4591

  Sinsimer, Daniel ^a,b   Leekha, Surbhi ^a   Park, Steven ^a   Marras, Salvatore A E ^a   Koreen, Larry ^a   Willey, Barbara ^c   Naidich, Steve ^d   Musser, Kimberlee A ^e   Kreiswirth, Barry N ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d Oxer Technologies   (United States)

^e WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEUKOCIDIN; METICILLIN; VANCOMYCIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; GENETIC ANALYSIS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; DNA, BACTERIAL; EXOTOXINS; FLUORESCENT DYES; HUMANS; LEUKOCIDINS; METHICILLIN; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MOLECULAR PROBES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TIME FACTORS; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE; VIRULENCE;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 24744447031     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.43.9.4585-4591.2005     Document Type: Article

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