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A multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) that can simultaneously detect eubacterial isolates and the methicillin-susceptibility of staphylococcal isolates from cerebrospinal and peritoneal fluid samples was compared to conventional microbiological methods. Using conventional methods, bacteria were isolated from 8% (29/350) of the cerebrospinal fluid samples and from 5% (3/60) of the peritoneal fluid samples. All isolates except twoStaphylococcus epidermidis isolates were also detected using the multiplex PCR. Coagulase-negative staphylococci andStaphylococcus aureus were correctly identified using both methods. The multiplex PCR can rapidly and simultaneously detect eubacteria, and the methicillin susceptibility of staphylococci from samples containing ≥102 cfu/ml of bacteria.
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Schmitz, F.J., Steiert, M., Hofmann, B. et al. Detection of staphylococcal genes directly from cerebrospinal and peritoneal fluid samples using a multiplex polymerase chain reaction. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 17, 272–274 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01699985
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