Quest Diagnostics Investments, Inc.

Lakshmi Nair

Michelle M Tabb

Maurice Exner

Peter Lee

Huong Mai

Albert Castro

Maria Vestal

Heather Vincent

Michael Aye

Disclosed are methods of identifying a methicillin-resistant(MRSA) in a sample wherein the methods involve detecting a-specific nucleic acid sequence, mecA and mecC, in the sample. Kits for determining the presence of MRSA in a sample are also provided.

Detection of methicillin-resistantin biological samples

Provided herein are methods for determining the presence or absence of an enteroviruses and parechoviruses in a biological sample. The methods involve identifying the presence or absence of a target nucleic acids from the viruses using direct amplification from a biological sample without a step of extraction of the nucleic acids, but retaining substantially the same specificity and sensitivity of methods assaying extracted nucleic acids. Also provided are methods of diagnosis using the methods provided and compositions and kits for the practice of the methods.

Molecular detection of enterovirus and parechovirus

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Lakshmi Nair