| abstract |
The present invention provides compositions, kits, and methods for detecting methicillin- resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) nucleic acids. In some embodiments, the compositions, kits, and methods may be used to detect one or more right-junction SARC nucleic acids SCC mec (MREJ) of type i, ii, iii, iv, v, vi, vii, viii, ix, xii, xiii, xiv, xv, or xxi, and one or more mecA, mecC , and / or an additional S. aureus specific gene. |