A probe-based method for confirmation of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and detection of Panton-Valentine leukocidin and tst virulence genes
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and the University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN, USA. ashok.srinivasan@stjude.org
Abstract:
Probe-based detection of mecA, lukS/F-PV (Panton-Valentine leukocidin), and tst virulence genes in 435 isolates of Staphylococcus aureus had comparable sensitivity and specificity to end-point polymerase chain reaction as a reference standard.