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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2008
Larry Mccarthy, Great Falls, VA (US);
Lilly Kong, Covina, CA (US);
Michelle Tabb, Santa Ana, CA (US);
Ming-chou Lee, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Larry McCarthy, Great Falls, VA (US);
Lilly Kong, Covina, CA (US);
Michelle Tabb, Santa Ana, CA (US);
Ming-Chou Lee, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Quest Diagnostics Investments Incorporated, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
Disclosed are methods of identifying a methicillin-resistant(MRSA) or methicillin-sensitive(MSSA) in a sample. The present invention provides a diagnostic method comprising modification of sequences ofby converting non-methylated cytosine residues ultimately into thymidine residues in the target nucleic acid. The invention further provides for the detection of modified sequences derived from the spa gene, the mecA gene, and the integrated SCCmec cassette of