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

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2015-09

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Dodémont, Magali
Verhulst, Carlo
Nonhoff, Claire
Nagant, Carole
Denis, Olivier
Kluytmans, Jan A J WISNI 0000000390693172

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https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.01006-15

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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 48 h are still needed for an optimal yield.

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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

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Dodémont, M, Verhulst, C, Nonhoff, C, Nagant, C, Denis, O & Kluytmans, J 2015, 'Prospective Two-Center Comparison of Three Chromogenic Agars for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Screening in Hospitalized Patients', Journal of Clinical Microbiology, vol. 53, no. 9, pp. 3014-3016. https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.01006-15

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