Harmonization of Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis Protocols for Epidemiological Typing of Strains of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus : a Single Approach Developed by Consensus in 10 European Laboratories and Its Application for Tracing the Spread of Related Strains

Murchan, S.; E. Kaufmann, Mary; Deplano, A.; De Ryck, Raf; Struelens, Marc; Elsberg Zinn, Christina; Fussing, Vivian; Salmenlinna, Saara; Vuopio‐Varkila, Jaana; El Solh, Névine; Cuny, Christina; Witte, Wolfgang; T. Tassios, Panayotis; Legakis, N.J.; van Leeuwen, Willem; van Belkum, Alex; Vindel, A.; Laconcha, Idoia; Garaizar, Javier; Hæggman, S; Olsson-Liljequist, B; Ransjö, Ulrika; Coombes, Geoffrey; Cookson, B.

doi:10.1128/jcm.41.4.1574-1585.2003

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Harmonization of Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis Protocols for Epidemiological Typing of Strains of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus : a Single Approach Developed by Consensus in 10 European Laboratories and Its Application for Tracing the Spread of Related Strains

Published in Journal of Clinical Microbiology • Apr 1, 2003

Authors:

S. Murchan

Mary E. Kaufmann

A. Deplano

Abstract

Pulsed-fieldgel electrophoresis (PFGE) is the most common genotypic method used in reference and clinical laboratories for typing methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Many different protocols have been developed in laboratories that have extensive experience with the technique and hav...

Subject

Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis

European union

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

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