A PCR assay for identification of Enterococcus faecium.
J Clin Microbiol
; 35(5): 1248-50, 1997 May.
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ABSTRACT
Enterococcus faecium has recently emerged as a serious nosocomial pathogen. The prevalence and severity of enterococcal infections, the mortality rate from such infections, and the antibiotic resistance of enterococci are often species dependent. Since conventional biochemical methods fail to differentiate E. faecium from certain newly described enterococcal species, a PCR-based assay was developed for the rapid identification of E. faecium.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase
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Enterococcus faecium
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Clin Microbiol
Ano de publicação:
1997
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos