Rapid and simultaneous detection of the chlorhexidine and mupirocin resistance genes qacA/B and mupA in clinical isolates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Patrick Mc Gann; Michael Milillo; Yoon I. Kwak; Reyes Quintero; Paige E. Waterman; Emil Lesho

doi:10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2013.06.006

Rapid and simultaneous detection of the chlorhexidine and mupirocin resistance genes qacA/B and mupA in clinical isolates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Patrick Mc Gann^*, Michael Milillo, Yoon I. Kwak, Reyes Quintero, Paige E. Waterman, Emil Lesho

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Abstract

We describe a real-time PCR-based assay capable of simultaneously detecting femA (Staphylococcus aureus-specific), mecA (methicillin resistance), qacA/B (chlorhexidine tolerance), and mupA (high-level mupirocin resistance) from bacterial cells in less than 90 minutes. The assay was validated with 1968 clinical MRSA submitted to a surveillance network.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	270-272
Number of pages	3
Journal	Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease
Volume	77
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2013.06.006
State	Published - Nov 2013
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Chlorhexidine
MRSA
MupA
Mupirocin
QacA

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Gann, P. M., Milillo, M., Kwak, Y. I., Quintero, R., Waterman, P. E., & Lesho, E. (2013). Rapid and simultaneous detection of the chlorhexidine and mupirocin resistance genes qacA/B and mupA in clinical isolates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, 77(3), 270-272. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2013.06.006

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Rapid and simultaneous detection of the chlorhexidine and mupirocin resistance genes qacA/B and mupA in clinical isolates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. / Gann, Patrick Mc; Milillo, Michael; Kwak, Yoon I. et al.
In: Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, Vol. 77, No. 3, 11.2013, p. 270-272.

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Rapid and simultaneous detection of the chlorhexidine and mupirocin resistance genes qacA/B and mupA in clinical isolates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

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