title: Rapid Staphylococcus aureus agr type determination by a novel multiplex real-time quantitative PCR assay.
abstract: The accessory gene regulator (agr) is a crucial regulatory component of Staphylococcus aureus involved in the control of bacterial virulence factor expression. We developed a real-time multiplex quantitative PCR assay for the rapid determination of S. aureus agr type. This assay represents a rapid and affordable alternative to sequence-based strategies for assessing relevant epidemiological information.
authors: Genomic Research Laboratory, University of Geneva Hospitals, Service of Infectious Diseases/Genomic Research Laboratory, CH-1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland. patrice.francois@genomic.ch
authors: Patrice
authors: P
authors: Francois
authors: Thibaud
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authors: Koessler
authors: Antoine
authors: A
authors: Huyghe
authors: Stephan
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authors: Harbarth
authors: Manuela
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authors: Bento
authors: Daniel
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authors: Lew
authors: Jérôme
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authors: Etienne
authors: Didier
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authors: Pittet
authors: Jacques
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authors: Schrenzel