Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) PCR

Staphylococcus aureus (SA) is a well documented human opportunistic pathogen and a major nosocomial pathogen that causes a range of diseases. Some of the more serious infections produced by S. aureus are bacteremia, pneumonia, osteomyelitis, acute endocarditis, toxic shock syndrome, food poisoning, myocarditis, pericarditis, cerebritis, meningitis, chorioamnionitis, scalded skin syndrome, and abscesses of the muscle, urogenital tract, central nervous system, and various intra-abdominal organs.Today, MRSA is responsible for approximately 25% of nosocomial infections and reports of community-acquired MRSA are increasing, resulting in significant morbidity and mortality.