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Comparison of BD GeneOhm Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) PCR versus the CHROMagar MRSA Assay for Screening Patients for the Presence of MRSA Strains

2007; American Society for Microbiology; Volume: 46; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1128/jcm.02130-07

ISSN

1098-660X

Autores

John M. Boyce, Nancy L. Havill,

Tópico(s)

Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing

Resumo

We compared the BD GeneOhm methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) real-time PCR assay with the CHROMagar MRSA assay for the detection of MRSA in 286 nasal surveillance specimens. Compared with the CHROMagar MRSA assay, PCR had sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive values of 100%, 98.6%, 95.8%, and 100%, respectively. The mean PCR turnaround time was 14.5 h.

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