Detection of VRE: VanA and vanB genes by PCR

In clinical laboratories the phenotypic detection of low-level vancomycin resistance in enterococci is problematic. Rapid detection of vancomycin resistant enterococci (VRE), in particular those that carry the vanA or vanB genes, may minimize transmission within a hospital and therefore reduce the r...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Merlino, J., Kay, I., Coombs, Geoffrey, Palladino, S.
Format: Book Chapter
Published: Springer Netherlands 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/16778