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Higher accuracy of genotypic identification compared to phenotyping in the diagnosis of coagulase-negative staphylococcus infection in orthopedic surgery.
Infectious diseases (London, England) - 1 Jan 2000
Muñoz-Gamito Gema, Cuchí Eva, Roigé Jordi, Gómez Lucía, Jaén Àngels, Matamala Alfredo, Pedro-Botet M Lluïsa, Capdevila Josep Anton, Anglès Francesc, Pérez Josefa
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To determine whether Repetitive Extragenic Palindromic PCR (rep-PCR) genotyping can improve the diagnosis of coagulase-negative staphylococcal (CoNS) orthopaedic infections in comparison to phenotyping. METHODS: Prospective study comparing the results of phenotypic/genotypic (rep-PCR) testing in patients with suspected CoNS infection. Each strain was analysed using both methods. Strains identified as...
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