Evaluation of phenotypic and molecular methods for screening and detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

An in-house PCR was compared with the GenoType® MRSA and the MRSA EVIGENETM tests, both of which corresponded 100% with the results of in-house PCR. The cefoxitin disk diffusion method was superior to both the oxacillin disk diffusion and minimum inhibitory concentration tests for predicting the mec...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases 2008, Vol.40 (8), p.663-666
Hauptverfasser:	Kerttula, Anne-Marie, Mero, Sointu, Pasanen, Tanja, Vuopio-Varkila, Jaana, Virolainen, Anni
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacology Bacterial diseases Biological and medical sciences Drug Resistance, Bacterial - genetics Human bacterial diseases Humans Infectious diseases Medical sciences Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus - drug effects Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus - genetics Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus - isolation & purification Microbial Sensitivity Tests - methods Polymerase Chain Reaction Staphylococcal Infections - diagnosis Staphylococcal Infections - microbiology Staphylococcal infections, streptococcal infections, pneumococcal infections Staphylococcus aureus
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Zusammenfassung:	An in-house PCR was compared with the GenoType® MRSA and the MRSA EVIGENETM tests, both of which corresponded 100% with the results of in-house PCR. The cefoxitin disk diffusion method was superior to both the oxacillin disk diffusion and minimum inhibitory concentration tests for predicting the mecA status.
ISSN:	0036-5548 1651-1980
DOI:	10.1080/00365540801955216