Rapid detection of Van genes in rectal swabs by real time PCR in Southern Brazil

INTRODUCTION: Laboratory-based surveillance is an important component in the control of vancomycin resistant enterococci (VRE). METHODS: The study aimed to evaluate real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) (genes vanA-vanB) for VRE detection on 115 swabs from patients included in a surveillance...

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Main Authors: Vlademir Cantarelli, Bianca Cavalcante, Diogo André Pilger, Fabiana Souza, Cícero Gomes Dias, Teresa Brodt, Maritza Cantarelli, Carina Secchi, Pedro Alves d'Azevedo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2011-10-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822011000500021&lng=en&tlng=en