Be aware of the possibility of false-positive results in single-locus PCR assays for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

J Clin Microbiol. 2006 Jun;44(6):2317. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00490-06.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Bacterial Proteins / genetics
  • Carrier State / microbiology
  • False Positive Reactions
  • Humans
  • Methicillin / pharmacology
  • Methicillin Resistance* / genetics
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Nose / microbiology
  • Penicillin-Binding Proteins
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods*
  • Staphylococcal Infections / diagnosis*
  • Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology
  • Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects*
  • Staphylococcus aureus / genetics*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Penicillin-Binding Proteins
  • mecA protein, Staphylococcus aureus
  • Methicillin