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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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
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author Merlino, J.
Kay, I.
Coombs, Geoffrey
Palladino, S.
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description 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 risk of colonization and infection. © 2010 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-167782017-09-13T13:36:44Z Detection of VRE: VanA and vanB genes by PCR Merlino, J. Kay, I. Coombs, Geoffrey Palladino, S. 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 risk of colonization and infection. © 2010 Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2010 Book Chapter http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/16778 10.1007/978-90-481-9039-3_73 Springer Netherlands restricted
spellingShingle Merlino, J.
Kay, I.
Coombs, Geoffrey
Palladino, S.
Detection of VRE: VanA and vanB genes by PCR
title Detection of VRE: VanA and vanB genes by PCR
title_full Detection of VRE: VanA and vanB genes by PCR
title_fullStr Detection of VRE: VanA and vanB genes by PCR
title_full_unstemmed Detection of VRE: VanA and vanB genes by PCR
title_short Detection of VRE: VanA and vanB genes by PCR
title_sort detection of vre: vana and vanb genes by pcr
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/16778