Update to the Multiplex PCR Strategy for Assignment of mec Element Types in Staphylococcus aureus
2007; American Society for Microbiology; Volume: 51; Issue: 9 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1128/aac.00275-07
ISSN1098-6596
AutoresCatarina Milheiriço, Duarte C. Oliveira, Hermı́nia de Lencastre,
Tópico(s)Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
ResumoStaphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) typing is important for the identification and definition of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clones, and for routine purposes, multiplex PCR assays are the most adequate for SCCmec typing. Here, we describe an update to the multiplex PCR strategy for SCCmec typing that we described in 2002 so that SCCmec types IV and V may be properly identified.
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