Detection of vancomycin-resistant enterococci using multiplex real-time PCR assay and melting curve analysis

Korean Journal of Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 138-146

  Cha, Choong Hwan ^a   An, Hae Kyong ^a   Kim, Jeong Uk ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Melting curve analysis; Multiplex real time PCR; Vancomycin resistant enterococci

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; D-ALANYLALANINE SYNTHETASE; DEXTRO ALANINE DEXTRO ALANINE LIGASE; LIGASE; PEPTIDE SYNTHASE; VANA LIGASE, BACTERIA; VANB PROTEIN, ENTEROCOCCUS; VANC PROTEIN, ENTEROCOCCUS;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; DNA DENATURATION; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; EVALUATION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARBON-OXYGEN LIGASES; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; GENOTYPE; NUCLEIC ACID DENATURATION; PEPTIDE SYNTHASES; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE;

EID: 77954845572     PISSN: 15986535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3343/kjlm.2010.30.2.138     Document Type: Article

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