Detection of epidemic USA300 community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains by use of a single allele-specific PCR assay targeting a novel polymorphism of Staphylococcus aureus pbp3.

Chadwick SG, Prasad A, Smith WL, Mordechai E, Adelson ME, Gygax SE. Detection of epidemic USA300 community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains by use of a single allele-specific PCR assay targeting a novel polymorphism of Staphylococcus aureus pbp3. J Clin Microbiol. 2013 Aug; 51(8):2541-50.

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