Development of a multiplex PCR assay for identification of klebsiella pneumoniae hypervirulent clones of capsular serotype K2

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue , 2014, Pages 1608-1614

  Bialek Davenet, Suzanne ^a,b,c   Criscuolo, Alexis ^a,b   Ailloud, Florent ^a,b   Passet, Virginie ^a,b   Nicolas Chanoine, Marie Hélène ^c,d,e   Decré, Dominique ^f,g,h   Brisse, Sylvain ^a,b  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c BEAUJON HOSPITAL   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^e CENTRE DE RECHERCHE SUR L INFLAMMATION   (France)

^f HÔPITAL SAINT ANTOINE   (France)

^g SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^h Assistance publique Hôpitaux de Paris   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC MARKER; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; SEROTYPE; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KLEBSIELLA INFECTIONS; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; PROCEDURES;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; KLEBSIELLA INFECTIONS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROGROUP;

EID: 84910118420     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.081448-0     Document Type: Article

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