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ArticleJournal of clinical microbiology2003

Real-time PCR assay for detection of fluoroquinolone resistance associated with grlA mutations in Staphylococcus aureus.

Pascal Lapierre, Ann Huletsky, Véronique Fortin, François J Picard, Paul H Roy, Marc Ouellette, Michel G Bergeron

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Article in Journal of clinical microbiology, 2003. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Pascal LapierreCentre de Recherche en Infectiologie de l'Université Laval, CHUQ (Pavillon CHUL), Université Laval, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada.
Ann Huletsky
Véronique Fortin
François J Picard
Paul H Roy
Marc Ouellette
Michel G Bergeron
Centre hospitalier de l'Université Laval · CA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Resistance to fluoroquinolones among clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus has become a clinical problem. Therefore, a rapid method to identify S. aureus and its susceptibility to fluoroquinolones could provide clinicians with a useful tool for the appropriate use of these antimicrobial agents in the health care settings. In this study, we developed a rapid real-time PCR assay for the detection of S. aureus and mutations at codons Ser-80 and Glu-84 of the grlA gene encoding the DNA topoisomerase IV, which are associated with decreased susceptibility to fluoroquinolones. The detection limit of the assay was 10 genome copies per reaction. The PCR assay was negative with DNA from all 26 non-S. aureus bacterial species tested. A total of 85 S. aureus isolates with various levels of fluoroquinolone resistance was tested with the PCR assay. The PCR assay correctly identified 100% of the S. aureus isolates tested compared to conventional culture methods. The correlation between the MICs of ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin, and gatifloxacin and the PCR results was 98.8%. The total time required for the identification of S. aureus and determination of its susceptibility to fluoroquinolones was about 45 min, including DNA extraction. This new rapid PCR assay represents a powerful method for the detection of S. aureus and its susceptibility to fluoroquinolones.

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MutationAnti-Infective AgentsDNA Topoisomerase IVDrug Resistance, BacterialFluoroquinolonesHumansMicrobial Sensitivity TestsMolecular Sequence DataPolymerase Chain ReactionSensitivity and SpecificitySequence Analysis, DNAStaphylococcus aureusAnti-Infective AgentsDNA Topoisomerase IVFluoroquinolones

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PMID12843071
PMCPMC165299
OpenAlexW2105523982

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