Real-Time PCR Assay for Detection of blaZ Genes in Staphylococcus aureus Clinical Isolates | Zendy

Lynette A. Pereira | Zendy; Gerald B. Harnett | Zendy; Meredith Hodge | Zendy; Julia A. Cattell | Zendy; David Speers | Zendy

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Real-Time PCR Assay for Detection of blaZ Genes in Staphylococcus aureus Clinical Isolates

Author(s) -

Lynette A. Pereira,

Gerald B. Harnett,

Meredith Hodge,

Julia A. Cattell,

David Speers

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

journal of clinical microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349

H-Index - 255

eISSN - 1070-633X

pISSN - 0095-1137

DOI - 10.1128/jcm.03413-13

Subject(s) - staphylococcus aureus , gene , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , polymerase chain reaction , staphylococcal infections , real time polymerase chain reaction , phenotype , staphylococcus , virology , genetics , bacteria

The Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute recommends consideration of blaZ gene testing for cases of serious Staphylococcus aureus infection. Conventional PCR methods have demonstrated superior sensitivity and specificity to phenotypic tests. To our knowledge, this is the first description of real-time PCR detection of the blaZ gene.

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