Neisseria meningitidis |
Identification and serogrouping by conventional microbiological methods. Confirmation of serogroup and species identification using real-time PCR
Multilocus sequence typing, pulsed field gel electrophoresis, and serosubtyping on samples of isolates as part of special projects
Antimicrobial susceptibility testing of periodic samples of isolates |
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
Confirmatory identification of all isolates
Antimicrobial susceptibility testing, selected isolates
Pulsed field gel electrophoresis and analysis using PulseNet methodology, selected isolates
SCCmec cassette typing, selected isolates
Toxin testing for PVL and TSST-1, selected isolates |