Detection of resistance to macrolides in thermotolerant campylobacter species by fluorescence in situ hybridization.
The resistance of enteritis-causing Campylobacter strains to erythromycin is an emerging problem. We therefore evaluated fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) for the rapid detection of resistance using 74 campylobacter isolates. FISH showed specificity and sensitivity of 100% for the detection of high-level resistance.
Haas
Michaela
M
Abteilung Molekulare Parasitologie, Bernhard Nocht Institut für Tropenmedizin, Bernhard Nocht Strasse 74, 20359 Hamburg, Germany.
Essig
Andreas
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Bartelt
Edda
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Poppert
Sven
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