Novel multiplex PCR assay for detection of the staphylococcal virulence marker Panton-Valentine leukocidin genes and simultaneous discrimination of methicillin-susceptible from -resistant staphylococci

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1141-1144

  McClure, Jo Ann ^a   Conly, John M ^a,b,c   Lau, Vicky ^a   Elsayed, Sameer ^a,c   Louie, Thomas ^a,b   Hutchins, Wendy ^a   Zhang, Kunyan ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c CALGARY LABORATORY SERVICES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEUKOCIDIN; PANTON VALENTINE LEUKOCIDIN; RNA 16S; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; LUKF PV GENE; LUKS PV GENE; MECA GENE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN SUSCEPTIBLE STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ALBERTA; BACTERIAL TOXINS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BASE SEQUENCE; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; DNA, BACTERIAL; EXOTOXINS; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LEUKOCIDINS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VIRULENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 33644922398     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.44.3.1141-1144.2006     Document Type: Article

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