Complementary use of MALDI-TOF MS and real-time PCR-melt curve analysis for rapid identification of methicillin-resistant staphylococci and VRE

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 441-447

  Chan, Wai Sing ^a   Chan, Tsz Ming ^a   Lai, Tsz Wan ^a   Chan, Jasper Fuk Woo ^b   Lai, Raymond Wai Man ^c   Lai, Christopher Koon Chi ^d   Tang, Bone Siu Fai ^a  

^a HONG KONG SANATORIUM AND HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Mixed blood cultures; MRSA; Multiplex; VRE

Indexed keywords

PANTON VALENTINE LEUKOCIDIN; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN 2A; BACTERIAL TOXIN; EXOTOXIN; LEUKOCIDIN; PANTON-VALENTINE LEUKOCIDIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; ASSAY; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOOD CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; MATRIX ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION IONIZATION TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION MELT CURVE ANALYSIS; SCREENING; TIME; VANA GENE; VANB GENE; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS; CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EFFECTS; ENTEROCOCCUS; GENETICS; HUMAN; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PROCEDURES;

BACTERIAL TOXINS; ENTEROCOCCUS; EXOTOXINS; GENES, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; LEUKOCIDINS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, MATRIX-ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION-IONIZATION; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE;

EID: 84922471024     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dku411     Document Type: Article

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