PCR assays in detecting methicillin resistance in staphylococci: Coagulase negative staphylococci (CNS), S. aureus, and MRSA with the PVL gene

Methicillin resistance, in particular hetero-methicillin resistance, in S aureus and the coagulase negative staphylococci (CNS) can be difficult to detect by phenotypic methods. Subsequently detection of the mecA gene for determining methicillin resistance in staphylococci is generally considered to...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Merlino, J., Kay, I., Coombs, Geoffrey, Palladino, S.
Format: Book Chapter
Published: Springer Netherlands 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/23359