Detection and differentiation of staphylococcal contamination of clinical surfaces using denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 187-193

  Kassem, I I ^a   Esseili, M A ^a   Sigler, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

Author keywords

Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE); Hospital acquired infection; Polymerase chain reaction (PCR); Staphylococcus species

Indexed keywords

ELONGATION FACTOR TU;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CLEANING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DISINFECTION; DNA ISOLATION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS CAPITIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS CAPRAE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS HAEMOLYTICUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS HOMINIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS LUGDUNENSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SAPROPHYTICUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SIMULANS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS WARNERI;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; PEPTIDE ELONGATION FACTOR TU; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 79958728245     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2011.01.023     Document Type: Article

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