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SUBMITTER: McDonald RR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC1317231 | biostudies-literature | 2005 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
McDonald Ryan R RR Antonishyn Nick A NA Hansen Toni T Snook Laelie A LA Nagle Evelyn E Mulvey Michael R MR Levett Paul N PN Horsman Greg B GB
Journal of clinical microbiology 20051201 12
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. ...[more]