Rapid detection of Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) in wound specimens and blood cultures: Multicenter preclinical evaluation of the cepheid Xpert MRSA/SA skin and soft tissue and blood culture assays

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 823-826

  Wolk, D M ^a   Struelens, M J ^b   Pancholi, P ^c   Davis, T ^d   Della Latta, P ^e   Fuller, D ^d   Picton, E ^a   Dickenson, R ^f   Denis, O ^b   Johnson, D ^a   Chapin, K ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^f Lifespan   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BLOOD CULTURE; CEPHEID XPERT ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SKIN CULTURE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WOUND;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BLOOD; HUMANS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 62749094404     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01884-08     Document Type: Article

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