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Multiplex PCR Assay for Typing of Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome Mec Types I to V in Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Published on: September 5, 2013
Direct application of variable number tandem repeats polymerase chain reaction in clinical samples obtained from
Konstantinos Kesanopoulos1, Georgina Tzanakaki, Maria Sioumala
1National Meningitis Reference Laboratory, National School of Public Health, 11522 Athens, Greece.
Abstract:
A nested variable number tandem repeats (VNTR) polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique was developed for the direct typing of meningococcal PCR-positive clinical samples. The system was evaluated on a panel of 43 clinical samples and isolates positive for Neisseria meningitidis. The results revealed that VNTR-PCR can be used directly in clinical samples, allowing fine typing of N. meningitidis.
