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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2009
Henrik Stender, Gentofte, DK;
Anne Karin Ildor Rasmussen, Taastrup, DK;
Mark J. Fiandaca, Princeton, MA (US);
Henrik Stender, Gentofte, DK;
Anne Karin Ildor Rasmussen, Taastrup, DK;
Mark J. Fiandaca, Princeton, MA (US);
AdvanDx, Inc., Woburn, MA (US);
Abstract
This invention relates to the use of genetic probes for detection of the presence of the SCCmec cassette in. In one aspect, the invention allows specific detection and identification of methicillin-resistant(MRSA) in a clinical sample without interference from the presence of other non-methicillin-resistant staphylococci. In another aspect, the invention allows specific detection and identification of methicillin-resistant coagulase negative staphylococci (MRCNS) originating from a clinical sample without interference from the presence of methicillin-resistant