Comparison of Two Versions of the IDI-MRSA Assay Using Charcoal Swabs for Prospective Nasal and Nonnasal Surveillance Samples | Zendy

Sean X. Zhang | Zendy; Steven J. Drews | Zendy; Joanne Tomassi | Zendy; Kevin Katz | Zendy

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Comparison of Two Versions of the IDI-MRSA Assay Using Charcoal Swabs for Prospective Nasal and Nonnasal Surveillance Samples

Author(s) -

Sean X. Zhang,

Steven J. Drews,

Joanne Tomassi,

Kevin Katz

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

journal of clinical microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349

H-Index - 255

eISSN - 1070-633X

pISSN - 0095-1137

DOI - 10.1128/jcm.00469-07

Subject(s) - staphylococcus aureus , microbiology and biotechnology , predictive value , micrococcaceae , medicine , prospective cohort study , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , biology , bacteria , antibacterial agent , antibiotics , genetics

An updated IDI-MRSA assay version was released to address the assay's low positive predictive value (PPV). A prospective analysis of two assay versions indicated no significant improvement in the PPV. Colonization by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in 24% of patients would not have been detected if only nasal samples had been tested, as approved, by this molecular method.

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