A rapid, high-resolution melting (HRM) multiplex PCR assay to detect macrolide resistance determinants in group A streptococcus

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 183-185

  Slinger, R ^a,b   Desjardins, M ^b,c   Moldovan, I ^a   Harvey, S B ^c   Chan, F ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERMB GENE; ERMTR GENE; HIGH RESOLUTION MELTING ANALYSIS; LETTER; MEFA GENE; MELTING POINT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPEB GENE; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MACROLIDES; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE;

EID: 79959750332     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: 18727913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2011.04.003     Document Type: Letter

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