Efficient direct extended-spectrum β-lactamase detection by multiplex real-time PCR: Accurate assignment of phenotype by use of a limited set of genetic markers

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 3074-3077

  Ellem, Justin ^a   Partridge, Sally R ^b   Iredell, Jonathan R ^a,b  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZTREONAM; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLA CTX M 1 GENE; BLA CTX M 9 GENE; BLA SHV 12 GENE; BLA SHV 5 GENE; BLA VEB GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE GENE; GENE NUMBER; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BETA-LACTAMASES; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; GENETIC MARKERS; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ENTEROBACTERIACEAE;

EID: 79960934977     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.02647-10     Document Type: Article

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