@article{oai:nagasaki-u.repo.nii.ac.jp:00016379, author = {Fukushima, Kazuko Y and Yanagihara, Katsunori and Hirakata, Yoichi and Sugahara, Kazuyuki and Morinaga, Yoshitomo and Kohno, Shigeru and Kamihira, Shimeru}, issue = {7}, journal = {Journal of clinical microbiology}, month = {Jul}, note = {We evaluated a real-time quantitative PCR combined with a multiplex PCR assay for the quantification of Streptococcus pneumoniae and the simultaneous detection of drug-resistant genes by gel-based PCR, using purulent sputum samples. This assay correctly quantified S. pneumoniae and identified their penicillin and erythromycin susceptibilities directly from samples within 3 h., Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 46(7), pp.2384-2388; 2008}, pages = {2384--2388}, title = {Rapid identification of penicillin and macrolide resistance genes and simultaneous quantification of Streptococcus pneumoniae in purulent sputum samples by use of a novel real-time multiplex PCR assay.}, volume = {46}, year = {2008} }