Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2091114 | Journal of Microbiological Methods | 2007 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
A Real-time PCR assay was developed by using Taqman–MGB probes to screen mutations at codons Ser79 and Asp83 of Streptococcus pneumoniae parC. One hundred and thirty levofloxacin-susceptible and forty-two levofloxacin-resistant clinical strains were assayed. Mutations at codon 79 were found among all the levofloxacin-resistant strains. Mutations at codon 79 or 83 were found in ten levofloxacin-susceptible strains. This procedure is a reliable method for a rapid detection of mutations in the QRDRs of parC gene of S. pneumoniae and could be carried out in a diagnostic laboratory for some high-risk patients or in epidemiological surveys.
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Authors
Rodrigo Alonso, Estibaliz Mateo, Ramón Cisterna,