Comparison of an automated repetitive-sequence-based PCR microbial typing system with pulsed-field gel electrophoresis for molecular typing of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 2897-2901

  Chuang, Yu Chung ^a   Wang, Jann Tay ^a   Chen, Mei Ling ^a   Chen, Yee Chun ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLONE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; REPETITIVE SEQUENCE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCREENING TEST; TAIWAN; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; AUTOMATION; CLASSIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DRUG EFFECTS; EVALUATION STUDY; GENETICS; HUMAN; INTERSPERSED REPEAT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

AUTOMATION; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INTERSPERSED REPETITIVE SEQUENCES; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TAIWAN; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE;

ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM;

EID: 77955455241     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00136-10     Document Type: Article

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