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. 2007 Jul;13(7):725-7.
doi: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2007.01720.x. Epub 2007 Apr 2.

A new multiplex PCR for easy screening of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus SCCmec types I-V

K Boye  1 , M D Bartels, I S Andersen, J A Møller, H Westh
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A new multiplex PCR for easy screening of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus SCCmec types I-V

K Boye et al. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2007 Jul.
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Abstract

A multiplex PCR with four primer-pairs was designed to identify the five main known SCCmec types. A clear and easily discriminated band pattern was obtained for all five types. The SCCmec type was identified for 98% of 312 clinical isolates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). SCCmec type IV was by far the most common SCCmec type among both hospital- and community-acquired MRSA isolates in Denmark.

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