Molecular diagnostics of clinically important staphylococci (Review)
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| Year of publication | 2004 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Folia microbiologica |
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| Field | Genetics and molecular biology |
| Keywords | staphylococcus; molecular diagnostics |
| Description | Bacterial species of the genus Staphylococcus known as important human and animal pathogens are the cause of a number of severe infectious diseases. Apart from the major pathogen Staphylococcus aureus, other species until recently considered to be non-pathogenic may also be involved in serious infections. Rapid and accurate identification of the disease causing agent is therefore prerequisite for disease control and epidemiological surveillance. The modern methods for identification and typing of bacterial species are based on genome analysis and have many advantages compared to phenotypic methods. The genotypic methods currently used in molecular diagnostics of staphylococcal species, particularly of S. aureus, are reviewed. Attention is also paid to new molecular methods with the highest discriminatory power. Efforts made to achieve interlaboratory reproducibility of diagnostic methods are presented. |
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