Development of a real-time PCR assay on the Roche Light-Cycler for the detection of erm and mef erythromycin resistance genes in β-haemolytic streptococci [1]

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 793-794

  Twagira, M F N ^a   Wade, J J ^a   Eltringham, I ^a   Smith, Melvyn ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Erythromycin; PCR; Streptococcus spp.

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL RNA; ERYTHROMYCIN; KETOLIDE; LINCOSAMIDE DERIVATIVE; MACROLIDE; RIBOSOME RNA; STREPTOGRAMIN DERIVATIVE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BETA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; LETTER; NONHUMAN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ERYTHROMYCIN; HEMOLYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 27144529116     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dki290     Document Type: Letter

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