Comparison of ESwab and Wound Fiber Swab Specimen Collection Devices for Use with Xpert SA Nasal Complete Assay | Zendy

Eric T. Beck | Zendy; Blake W. Buchan | Zendy; G. C. Reymann | Zendy; Nathan A. Ledeboer | Zendy

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Comparison of ESwab and Wound Fiber Swab Specimen Collection Devices for Use with Xpert SA Nasal Complete Assay

Author(s) -

Eric T. Beck,

Blake W. Buchan,

G. C. Reymann,

Nathan A. Ledeboer

Publication year - 2016

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.00449-16

Subject(s) - clearance , medicine , staphylococcus aureus , cotton swab , surgery , pathology , biology , bacteria , genetics , urology

Paired nasal swab specimens were collected from patients who were undergoing routine methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) screening prior to elective cardiac or orthopedic procedures. Each patient was swabbed using a traditional wound fiber liquid Stuart swab and an ESwab device, a flocked swab with a modified liquid Amies microbiology transport medium. The two specimens were tested using the Cepheid Xpert SA Nasal Complete assay. Results demonstrated a 95.5% agreement between the ESwab and the FDA-cleared wound fiber swab collection device.

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