Prospective Two-Center Comparison of Three Chromogenic Agars for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Screening in Hospitalized Patients

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Prospective Two-Center Comparison of Three Chromogenic Agars for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Screening in Hospitalized Patients
 
Dodémont, Magali; Verhulst, Carlo; Nonhoff, Claire; Nagant, Carole; Denis, Olivier; Kluytmans, Jan
(2015) Journal of Clinical Microbiology, volume 53, issue 9, pp. 3014 - 3016
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Abstract
Three chromogenic media, chromID MRSA SMART (SMART), chromID MRSA first generation (chromID), and Brilliance MRSA (OX2), were evaluated for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) screening using 1,220 samples. The sensitivity at 24 h was significantly better with the SMART agar (66.4%) than that with chromID agar (50.5%). Enrichment and incubation until ... read more
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Keywords: Agar, Chromogenic Compounds, Culture Media, Hospitals, Humans, Mass Screening, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Prospective Studies, Sensitivity and Specificity, Staphylococcal Infections, Evaluation Studies, Evaluation Studies, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.01006-15
ISSN: 0095-1137
Publisher: American Society for Microbiology
Note: Copyright © 2015, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.
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