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Rapid screening of topoisomerase gene mutations by a novel melting curve analysis method for early warning of fluoroquinolone-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae emergence

Authors :
Yoichi Hirakata
Kazuko Fukushima
Kazuyuki Sugahara
Shimeru Kamihira
Katsunori Yanagihara
Akira Kondo
Shigeru Kohno
Source :
Journal of clinical microbiology. 44(12):4553-4558
Publication Year :
2006
Publisher :
American Society for Microbiology, 2006.

Abstract

We developed a real-time PCR assay combined with melting curve analysis for rapidly genotyping quinolone resistance-determining regions (QRDR) of topoisomerase genes in Streptococcus pneumoniae. This assay was not only accurate for the screening of fluoroquinolone (FQ) resistance but also relevant as an early warning system for detecting preexisting single QRDR mutations.<br />Journal of clinical microbiology, 44(12), pp.4553-4558; 2006

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00951137
Volume :
44
Issue :
12
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Journal of clinical microbiology
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....75960dc5589a5165b7df9c488a2d4660