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

Clin Microbiol Infect. 2007 Jul;13(7):725-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2007.01720.x. Epub 2007 Apr 2.

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.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study

MeSH terms

  • Bacterial Proteins / genetics
  • Bacterial Typing Techniques*
  • Chromosomes, Bacterial / genetics
  • Community-Acquired Infections / diagnosis
  • Community-Acquired Infections / epidemiology
  • Community-Acquired Infections / microbiology
  • Cross Infection / diagnosis
  • Cross Infection / epidemiology
  • Cross Infection / microbiology
  • DNA Primers
  • Denmark / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Mass Screening / methods
  • Methicillin Resistance / genetics*
  • Penicillin-Binding Proteins
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods*
  • Staphylococcal Infections / diagnosis*
  • Staphylococcal Infections / epidemiology
  • Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology
  • Staphylococcus aureus / classification*
  • Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects*
  • Staphylococcus aureus / genetics
  • Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification

Substances

  • Bacterial Proteins
  • DNA Primers
  • Penicillin-Binding Proteins
  • mecA protein, Staphylococcus aureus