Rapid identification of Gram-positive pathogens and their resistance genes from positive blood culture broth using a multiplex tandem RT-PCR assay

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue PART 2, 2013, Pages 223-231

  Hazelton, Briony J ^a   Thomas, Lee C ^a   Unver, Tuba ^a   Iredell, Jonathan R ^a,b,c  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METICILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MICROSCOPY; MULTIPLEX TANDEM REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARBON-OXYGEN LIGASES; DNA, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; METHICILLIN; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SHOCK, SEPTIC; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; VANCOMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE;

EID: 84872732767     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.050385-0     Document Type: Article

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