Application of a multiplex pbp2b and pbp2x PCR for prediction of penicillin resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae

J Antimicrob Chemother. 2004 May;53(5):890-1. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkh216. Epub 2004 Apr 8.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aminoacyltransferases*
  • Bacterial Proteins / genetics*
  • Carrier Proteins / genetics*
  • Hexosyltransferases / genetics*
  • Muramoylpentapeptide Carboxypeptidase / genetics*
  • Mutation / genetics
  • Mutation / physiology
  • Penicillin Resistance / genetics*
  • Penicillin-Binding Proteins
  • Peptidyl Transferases / genetics*
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods*
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae / drug effects*

Substances

  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Carrier Proteins
  • Penicillin-Binding Proteins
  • Aminoacyltransferases
  • penicillin-binding protein 2b, Streptococcus
  • Peptidyl Transferases
  • Hexosyltransferases
  • Muramoylpentapeptide Carboxypeptidase