Substances, sequences and methods for identifying epidemic methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains

摘要

The invention relates to novel nucleic acid sequences which may be used in order to identify Staphylococcus aureus strains which are resistant to methicillin and epidemic in central Europe. The invention further relates to methods for identifying Staphylococcus aureus strains which are methicillin resistant and epidemic in central Europe. The invention provides methods and substances for identifying in particular such strains which are capable of spreading rapidly in a clinical environment.