Detection of Panton–Valentine leukocidin gene in Staphylococcus aureus by LightCycler PCR: clinical and epidemiological aspects D. Johnsson, P. Mölling,

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Detection of Panton–Valentine leukocidin gene in Staphylococcus aureus by LightCycler PCR: clinical and epidemiological aspects D. Johnsson, P. Mölling, K. Strålin, B. Söderquist Clinical Microbiology and Infection Volume 10, Issue 10, Pages 884-889 (October 2004) DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2004.00976.x Copyright © 2004 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions

Fig. 1 Melting curve (a) and melting peaks (b) for real-time PCR using the LightCycler System with SYBR Green I for detecting the PVL gene of Staphylococcus aureus. Lower lines represent profiles obtained with negative controls. Clinical Microbiology and Infection 2004 10, 884-889DOI: (10.1111/j.1469-0691.2004.00976.x) Copyright © 2004 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions

Fig. 2 Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis patterns of 24 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates from cutaneous infections. Clinical Microbiology and Infection 2004 10, 884-889DOI: (10.1111/j.1469-0691.2004.00976.x) Copyright © 2004 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions