Table 1.

Specific primers for detection of mecA and pvl genes and SCCmec various types

Reference	Product size(bp)	Sequence(5-3)	Primer	Target
(7)	533	AAAATCGATGGTAAAGGTTGGC AGTTCTGCAGTACCGGATTTGC	F R	mecA
(8)	433	ATCATTAGGTAAAATGTCTGGACATGATCCA GCATCAACTGTATTGGATAGCAAAAGC	F R	Pvl
(9)	937	ATTGCCTTGATAATAGCCYTCT TAAAGGCATCAATGCACAAACACT	Fb Ra3	Sccmec
	518	CGTCTATTACAAGATGTTAAGGATAAT CCTTTATAGACTGGATTATTCAAAATAT	FccrC RccrC
	415	GCCACTCATAACATATGGAA CATCCGAGTGAAACCCAAA	F1272 R1272
	359	TATACCAAACCCGACAACTAC CGGCTACAGTGATAACATCC	F5RmecA R5R431

mecA: methicillin-resistant gene, pvl: Panton-Valentine leukocidin, Sccmec: Staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec