Detection of azithromycin resistance in Treponema pallidum by real-time PCR

被引：15

作者：

Pandori, Mark W.

Gordones, Charmie

Castro, Lina

Engelman, Joseph

Siedner, Mark

Lukehart, Sheila

Klausner, Jeffrey

机构：

[1] San Francisco Dept Publ Hlth, San Francisco, CA USA

[2] Univ Washington, Dept Med, Seattle, WA 98195 USA

[3] Johns Hopkins Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, Baltimore, MD USA

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ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY | 2007年 / 51卷 / 09期

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D O I：

10.1128/AAC.00340-07

中图分类号：

Q93 [微生物学];

学科分类号：

071005 ; 100705 ;

摘要：

We describe a real-time PCR assay for the discrimination of azithromycin-resistant and -susceptible strains of Treponema pallidum. This assay is rapid and allows for as many as 30 clinical specimens to be analyzed simultaneously without the need for DNA sequencing.

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页码：3425 / 3430

页数：6

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