Rapid identification of bacteria, mecA and van genes from blood cultures

Pathologie Biologie

Volumn 55, Issue 8-9, 2007, Pages 375-377

  Prere M F ^a,b   Baron, O ^a,b   Fayet, O ^b  

^a TOULOUSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UMR   (France)

Author keywords

DNA strip system; Genotype BC test; Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria PCR identification; Identification directly from blood culture bottles; Multiplex PCR

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BIOTINYLATION; BLOOD CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENOTYPE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM STAINING; MECA GENE; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PHENOTYPE; SEPSIS; VAN GENE; BLOOD; GENETICS; GRAM NEGATIVE ANAEROBIC BACTERIA; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PRIMER DNA;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOTINYLATION; BLOOD; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENOTYPE; GRAM-NEGATIVE ANAEROBIC BACTERIA; HUMANS;

EID: 35448951374     PISSN: 03698114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.patbio.2007.07.011     Document Type: Article

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