Quantitative real-time PCR for detection of Acinetobacter baumannii colonization in the hospital environment

A real-time PCR assay was developed for detecting the presence of Acinetobacter baumannii on hospital equipment and compared to conventional bacterial culture using 100 hospital environmental samples. The real-time PCR detected contaminated surfaces in 4 h with high sensitivity (100%) compared to conventional culture. Thirty-eight percent of samples were positive by real-time PCR and negative by bacterial culture (false positives), possibly indicating the widespread presence of bacterial DNA that is not associated with viable bacteria.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2012

Erschienen:

2012

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:50

Enthalten in:

Journal of clinical microbiology - 50(2012), 4 vom: 01. Apr., Seite 1412-4

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

McConnell, Michael J [VerfasserIn]
Pérez-Ordóñez, Ana [VerfasserIn]
Pérez-Romero, Pilar [VerfasserIn]
Valencia, Raquel [VerfasserIn]
Lepe, José Antonio [VerfasserIn]
Vázquez-Barba, Isabel [VerfasserIn]
Pachón, Jerónimo [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

149024-69-1
Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins
DNA, Bacterial
Journal Article
OMPA outer membrane proteins
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 10.07.2012

Date Revised 21.10.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1128/JCM.06566-11

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM215095979