Comparison of the BD GeneOhm methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) PCR assay to culture by use of BBL CHROMagar MRSA for detection of MRSA in nasal surveillance cultures from intensive care unit patients

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1305-1309

  Snyder, James W ^a,b   Munier, Gina K ^b   Johnson, Charles L ^b  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR; CHROMOGENIC SUBSTRATE; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN 2A;

AGAR MEDIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; NOSE SMEAR; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TURNAROUND TIME;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CARRIER STATE; CULTURE MEDIA; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MASS SCREENING; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 77950511599     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01326-09     Document Type: Article

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