Multiplex PCR to detect the genes encoding naturally occurring oxacillinases in Acinetobacter spp

• Main Authors: Witchuda Kamolvit, Paul G. Higgins, David L. Paterson, Harald Seifert
• Other Authors: University of Queensland, Centre for Clinical Research
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Medicine; Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/34773
• Institution: Mahidol University

Objectives: Bacteria of the genus Acinetobacter are increasingly being isolated in hospitals and are recognized as emerging nosocomial pathogens. Species identification is difficult and there is a need for simple molecular methods to differentiate between the species. Naturally occurring oxacillinas...