Novel Multiplex PCR Assay for Simultaneous Identification of Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strains USA300 and USA400 and Detection of mecA and Panton-Valentine Leukocidin Genes, with Discrimination of Staphylococcus aureus from Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci

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Journal of Clinical Microbiology 46 ( 3 ): 1118 - 1122 , 2008