Rapid assay for detecting gyrA and parC mutations associated with fluoroquinolone resistance in Enterobacteriaceae

Ryuichi Nakano, Ryoichi Okamoto, Akiyo Nakano, Noriyuki Nagano, Michiko Abe, Shigeru Tansho-Nagakawa, Tsuneyuki Ubagai, Takane Kikuchi-Ueda, Osamu Koshio, Hirotoshi Kikuchi, Yasuo Ono

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Abstract

We developed a PCR-RFLP assay to detect mutations in the quinolone-resistance determining regions of gyrA and parC associated with fluoroquinolone resistance in Enterobacteriaceae. The assay detected mutations associated with reduced susceptibility to fluoroquinolones and may therefore serve as a specific, rapid, inexpensive, and simple testing alternative.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)213-216
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Microbiological Methods
Volume94
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2013

Keywords

  • Enterobacteriaceae
  • Fluoroquinolones
  • PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism
  • Quinolone resistance-determining regions

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