High-resolution melting analysis for rapid characterization of qnr alleles in clinical isolates and detection of two novel alleles, qnrB25 and qnrB42

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 67, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2635-2639

  Guillard, Thomas ^a,b,c   de champs, Christophe ^a,b   Moret, Hélène ^d   Bertrand, Xavier ^e   Scheftel, Jean Michel ^f   Cambau, Emmanuelle ^c,g  

^a SERVICE DE DERMATOLOGIE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE REIMS CHAMPAGNE ARDENNE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^d REIMS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL JEAN MINJOZ   (France)

^f HÔPITAL CIVIL   (France)

^g HÔPITAL LARIBOISIÈRE   (France)

Author keywords

HRMA; Plasmid mediated quinolone resistance; Qnr

Indexed keywords

QUINOLONE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; COMPUTER MODEL; GENE FREQUENCY; HIGH RESOLUTION MELTING ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; DNA, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; QUINOLONES; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84867585423     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dks292     Document Type: Article

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