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Detection of Both Vana & Vanb Genes in Vana Phenotypes of Enterococci by Taq Man Rt-Pcr Publisher Pubmed



Mirzaei B1 ; Babaei R2 ; Asiabar APD3 ; Bameri Z4
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  1. 1. Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. University of Medical Science, Qazvin, Iran
  3. 3. Microbiology Laboratory, Dr. Shariati Hospital, Tehran, Iran
  4. 4. Research Center for Infectious Disease, Tropical Medicine, Zahedan University of Medical Science, Zahedan, Iran

Source: Brazilian Journal of Microbiology Published:2015


Abstract

Twenty seven isolates of vancomycin resistant Enterococci based on the disk diffusion and E- test have been screened; being found eight (0.3%) clinical isolates of vanA & vanB through Taq Man Real Time PCR assay. This study shows the presence of both vanA & vanB genotypes in vanA phenotypes clinical isolates in the three hospitals in Iran. © 2015, Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia.
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