Published January 24, 2024
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Publication
Quantitative Real-Time PCR for Detection of Acinetobacter baumannii Colonization in the Hospital Environment
Description
A real-time PCR assay was developed for detecting the presence of Acinetobacter baumannii on hospital equipment and compared to conventional bacterial culture using 100 hospital environmental samples. The real-time PCR detected contaminated surfaces in 4 h with high sensitivity (100%) compared to conventional culture. Thirty-eight percent of samples were positive by real-time PCR and negative by bacterial culture (false positives), possibly indicating the widespread presence of bacterial DNA that is not associated with viable bacteria.
Additional details
- URL
- https://idus.us.es/handle//11441/153950
- URN
- urn:oai:idus.us.es:11441/153950
- Origin repository
- USE