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

Magali Dodémont | Zendy; Carlo Verhulst | Zendy; C. hoff | Zendy; Carole Nagant | Zendy; Olivier Denis | Zendy; Jan Kluytmans | Zendy

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

Author(s) -

Magali Dodémont,

Carlo Verhulst,

C. hoff,

Carole Nagant,

Olivier Denis,

Jan Kluytmans

Publication year - 2015

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.01006-15

Subject(s) - methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , staphylococcus aureus , chromogenic , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , micrococcaceae , staphylococcal infections , prospective cohort study , antibacterial agent , biology , antibiotics , chemistry , bacteria , chromatography , genetics

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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