Article
Comparison of the DiversiLab repetitive element PCR system with spa typing and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis for clonal characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Apr 2011
Babouee B, Frei R, Schultheiss E, Widmer A F, Goldenberger D
Abstract excerpt
The emergence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has become an increasing problem worldwide in recent decades. Molecular typing methods have been developed to identify clonality of strains and monitor spread of MRSA. We compared a new commercially available DiversiLab (DL) repetitive element PCR system with spa typing, spa clonal cluster analysis, and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) in...
Topics
- Bacterial Typing Techniques
- Cluster Analysis
- DNA, Bacterial
- Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
- Genotype
- Humans
- Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
- Molecular Epidemiology
- Molecular Typing
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Staphylococcal Infections