Detection of methicillin- and aminoglycoside-resistant genes and simultaneous identification of S. aureus using triplex real-time PCR Taqman assay

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 157-162

  Sabet, Negar Shafiei ^a   Subramaniam, Geetha ^a   Navaratnam, Parasakthi ^a   Sekaran, Shamala Devi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Aminoglycoside; Methicillin; Real time PCR; S. aureus; Staphylococci; Taqman

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GENTAMICIN; KANAMYCIN; METICILLIN;

AACA APHD GENE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEVICE; FEMA GENE; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; MECA GENE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

AMINOGLYCOSIDES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; FLUORESCENT DYES; HUMANS; METHICILLIN; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 33846010173     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2006.07.008     Document Type: Article

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