| Literature DB >> 17021062 |
Kazuko Y Fukushima1, Yoichi Hirakata, Kazuyuki Sugahara, Katsunori Yanagihara, Akira Kondo, Shigeru Kohno, Shimeru Kamihira.
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.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 17021062 PMCID: PMC1698396 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01887-06
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948