Genotype MRSA, a new genetic test for the rapid identification of staphylococci and detection of mecA gene

Pathologie Biologie

Volumn 54, Issue 8-9 SPEC.ISS., 2006, Pages 502-505

  Prere M F ^a,b   Baron, O ^a   Cohen Bacrie, S ^a   Fayet, O ^b  

^a Laboratoire de Bacteriologie Hygiene   (France)

^b UPS   (France)

Author keywords

DNA strip system; Genotype SAMR test; mecA gene; Methicillin resistance; Multiplex PCR; Staphylococcus aureus; Staphylococcus epidermidis

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN 2A; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; MECA PROTEIN, STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; GENE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENOTYPE; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; MECA GENE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; GENOTYPE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 33750840012     PISSN: 03698114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.patbio.2006.07.033     Document Type: Article

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