| Target gene | Primers | Primer sequences | Amplicon size | References |
| mecA gene | mecA-F | 5’-AAAATCGATGGTAAAGGTTGGC-3’ | 533 bp | [26] |
| mecA-R | 5’-AGTTCTGCAGTACCGGATTTGC-3’ | |||
| SCCmec type IV | SCCmec type IV-F | 5’-AGTTTCTCAGAATTCGAACG-3’ | 311 bp | [27] |
| SCCmec type IV-R | 5’CCGATATAGAATGGGTTAGC-3’ | |||
| SCCmec type V | SCCmec type V-F | 5’-TTCTCCATTCTTGTTCATCC-3’ | 377 bp | (Milheirico et al., 2007) |
| SCCmec type V-R | 5’AGAGACTACTGACTTAAGTGG3’ |