Multiplex PCR for Detection of Aminoglycoside Resistance Genes in Enterococci

2003255 citationsJournal Articlegreen Open Access

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Sergei B. Vakulenko · Wayne State University

Susan Donabedian · Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak

Anatoliy M. Voskresenskiy · Office of Infectious Diseases

Marcus Zervos · Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak

Stephen A. Lerner · Wayne State University

Joseph W. Chow · Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak

Abstract

A multiplex PCR procedure for detecting the aminoglycoside resistance genes aac(6')-Ie-aph(2")-Ia, aph(2")-Ib, aph(2")-Ic, aph(2")-Id, aph(3')-IIIa, and ant(4')-Ia was evaluated and found to determine accurately the presence of these genes in enterococci.

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RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications

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Published in: Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volume 47, Issue 4, pp. 1423-1426

DOI: 10.1128/aac.47.4.1423-1426.2003

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