Detection of novel chromosome-SCC<it>mec </it>variants in Methicillin Resistant <it>Staphylococcus aureus </it>and their inclusion in PCR based screening

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Findings</p> <p>To facilitate automation, a novel DNA extraction method for MRSA was adopted. The MRSA specific chromosome-SCC<it>mec </it>PCR was adapted, additional primers were added, and the performance was validated. From various labo...

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Main Authors: Ossewaarde Jacobus M, Hendriks Willem DH, Roorda Lieuwe, van der Zee Anneke, Buitenwerf Johannes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-05-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1756-0500/4/150