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Eliezer M Pereira1, Ricardo P Schuenck, Karoline L Malvar, Natalia L P Iorio, Pricilla D M Matos, André N Olendzki, Walter M R Oelemann, Kátia R N dos Santos.
Abstract
In this study, we standardized and evaluated a multiplex-PCR methodology using specific primers to identify Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis and Staphylococcus haemolyticus and their methicillin-resistance directly from blood cultures. Staphylococci clinical isolates (149) and control strains (16) previously identified by conventional methods were used to establish the multiplex PCR protocol. Subsequently, this methodology was evaluated using a fast and cheap DNA extraction protocol from 25 staphylococci positive blood cultures. A wash step of the pellet with 0.1% bovine serum albumin (BSA) solution was performed to reduce PCR inhibitors. Amplicons of 154bp (mecA gene), 271bp (S. haemolyticus mvaA gene) and 108 and 124bp (S. aureus and S. epidermidis species-specific fragments, respectively) were observed. Reliable results were obtained for 100% of the evaluated strains, suggesting that this new multiplex-PCR combined with an appropriate DNA-extraction method could be useful in the laboratory for fast and accurate identification of three staphylococci species and simultaneously their methicillin resistance directly in blood cultures.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID： 19616418 DOI： 10.1016/j.micres.2009.03.003
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Microbiol Res ISSN： 0944-5013 Impact factor: 5.415