Identification of species of viridans group streptococci in clinical blood culture isolates by sequence analysis of the RNase P RNA gene, rnpB

Journal of Infection

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 204-210

  Westling, Katarina ^a   Julander, Inger ^b   Ljungman, Per ^b   Vondracek, Martin ^b   Wretlind, Bengt ^b   Jalal, Shah ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Infective endocarditis; Molecular biological diagnostic methods; RNase P RNA gene; rnpB; Septicaemia; Species identification; Viridans group streptococci

Indexed keywords

RIBONUCLEASE P; RIBONUCLEASE P RNA TYPE B; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOOD CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEPTICEMIA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; STREPTOCOCCUS GORDONII; STREPTOCOCCUS MITIS; STREPTOCOCCUS ORALIS; STREPTOCOCCUS SANGUINIS;

BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; BLOOD; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENDOCARDITIS; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIBONUCLEASE P; SEPSIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; VIRIDANS STREPTOCOCCI;

EID: 39649119623     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2007.12.006     Document Type: Article

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