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Antimicrob Agents Chemother
; 52(11): 4155-8, 2008 Nov.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-18725440
ABSTRACT
Fluoroquinolone resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae mainly involves stepwise mutations predominantly in the parC and gyrA genes. We have developed a single-run real-time PCR assay for detection of the four most common mutations in the quinolone resistance-determining regions of these genes. This assay provides a useful tool for both clinical and epidemiological use.