METHODS, KITS, AND COMPOSITIONS USEFUL IN SELECTING AN ANTIBIOTIC TO TREAT MRSA

摘要

The present invention provides a method, a kit and composition for determining MRSA and other Staphylococcus strain resistance to one or more antibiotic agents through detecting the presence of the respective antibiotic resistance gene. The methods include real-time PCR assays, and the kits and compositions include oligonucleotides used as primers and probes.