Comparison of one-tube multiplex PCR, automated ribotyping and intergenic spacer (ITS) sequencing for rapid identification of Acinetobacter baumannii

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 801-806

  Chen, T L ^a,b   Siu, L K ^c   Wu, R C C ^b   Shaio, M F ^c   Huang, L Y ^c   Fung, C P ^b,c   Lee, C M ^d,e   Cho, Wen Long ^b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c HUNGKUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d Div of Infectious Diseases   (Taiwan)

^e MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acinetobacter baumannii; Automated ribotyping; Identification; Intergenic spacer region; Multiplex PCR; Sequencing

Indexed keywords

RECA PROTEIN; RNA 16S; RNA 23S; SPACER DNA;

ACCURACY; ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ACINETOBACTER CALCOACETICUS; AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIBOTYPING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ACINETOBACTER; ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ACINETOBACTER CALCOACETICUS;

EID: 34447283786     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2007.01744.x     Document Type: Article

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