Table 1. Details of the PCR Primers Used.

name	target	sequence	amplicon size	specificity
universal bacterial primers32	16s rDNA gene	forward primer 27F (5′-AGA GTT TGA TCC TGG CTC AG-3′) and reverse primer 1492R (5′-TAC CTT GTT ACG ACT T-3′)	∼1400 bp	most common bacterial species, not fungi
type III primers33	SCC MecIII gene	(5′-CCA TAT TGT GTA CGA TGC G-3′) type III-R (5′-CCT TAG TTG TCG TAA CAG ATC G-3′)	280 bp	methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
HSV-2 primers34	DNA polymerase gene	(5′ GAC AGC GAA TTC GAG ATG CTG 3′) reverse (5′ ATG TTG TAC CCG GTC ACG AAC T 3′)	80 bp	Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2