Molecular typing of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium with an automated repetitive sequence-based PCR microbial typing system compared with pulsed-field gel electrophoresis and multilocus sequence typing

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 350-356

  Kardén Lilja, Minna ^a   Vuopio, Jaana ^a   Koskela, Markku ^b   Tissari, Päivi ^c   Salmenlinna, Saara ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Enterococcus faecium; MLST; PFGE; Rep PCR; Typing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DIVERSILAB; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MOLECULAR TYPING; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NONHUMAN; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 84876278957     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: 16511980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365548.2012.737475     Document Type: Article

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