Genotyping of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus by assaying for the presence of variable elements associated with mecA

Flavia Huygens; Graeme R. Nimmo; Jacqueline Schooneveldt; Wendy J. Munckhof; Philip M. Giffard

doi:10.1128/JCM.40.8.3093-3097.2002

Genotyping of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus by assaying for the presence of variable elements associated with mecA

Flavia Huygens, Graeme R. Nimmo, Jacqueline Schooneveldt, Wendy J. Munckhof, Philip M. Giffard

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The region surrounding mecA in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is highly variable. We describe an approach for the rapid genotyping of MRSA by assaying for the presence or absence of variable or mobile elements previously shown to be associated with the mecA region.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3093-3097
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Volume	40
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.40.8.3093-3097.2002
Publication status	Published - 1 Aug 2002
Externally published	Yes

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Genotyping of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus by assaying for the presence of variable elements associated with mecA

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