| Literature DB >> 16333116 |
Ryan R McDonald1, Nick A Antonishyn, Toni Hansen, Laelie A Snook, Evelyn Nagle, Michael R Mulvey, Paul N Levett, Greg B Horsman.
Abstract
Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus harboring Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) genes is an emerging pathogen. A novel real-time PCR assay for identification of MRSA isolates containing PVL was developed. The PVL assay was used in a triplex format allowing simultaneous amplification of mecA, nuc, and PVL genes in 614 clinical isolates. This assay facilitates the rapid identification of PVL-positive isolates of MRSA.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 16333116 PMCID: PMC1317231 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.43.12.6147-6149.2005
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948