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

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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.

Keywords

Identification
molecular
MRSA
multiplex PCR
SCC mec type
Staphylococcus aureus

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