Rapid Detection of Staphylococcus aureus in Lower Respiratory Tract Secretions from Patients with Suspected Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia: Evaluation of the Cepheid Xpert MRSA/SA SSTI Assay
2012; American Society for Microbiology; Volume: 50; Issue: 12 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1128/jcm.02409-12
ISSN1098-660X
AutoresEmilia Cercenado, Mercedes Marín, Almudena Burillo, Pablo Martı́n-Rabadán, Marisa Rivera, Emilio Bouza,
Tópico(s)Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
ResumoA preclinical evaluation was conducted to evaluate the performance of the Cepheid Xpert assay on 135 lower respiratory tract secretions for detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and S. aureus. Compared with the quantitative culture, the sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values were 99.0%, 72.2%, 90.7%, and 96.3%, respectively.
Referência(s)