Open AccessEvaluation and comparison of tests to detect methicillin resistantS. aureus
Author(s) -
Anila A Mathews,
Marina Thomas,
B Appalaraju,
J Jayalakshmi
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
indian journal of pathology and microbiology/indian journal of pathology and microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.217
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5130
pISSN - 0377-4929
DOI - 10.4103/0377-4929.59189
Subject(s) - cefoxitin , sccmec , staphylococcus aureus , microbiology and biotechnology , agar diffusion test , agar , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , medicine , biology , bacteria , genetics
Phenotypic methods for detection of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) have been compared with the gold standard which, as of now, is by the detection of mecA gene and femA gene by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Discrepancies in detection have an adverse effect on patient management, thereby highlighting the importance of accuracy in detection. Our study aims to evaluate the efficacy of cefoxitin disk diffusion test to detect MRSA and compare it with other phenotypic and molecular methods.