Comparison of the BD GeneOhm Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) PCR Assay to Culture by Use of BBL CHROMagar MRSA for Detection of MRSA in Nasal Surveillance Cultures from an At-risk Community Population

Overview

Journal J Clin Microbiol

Specialty Microbiology

Date 2007 Dec 7

PMID 18057129

Citations 32

Authors

Jason E Farley

Paul D Stamper

Tracy Ross

Mian Cai

Sharon Speser

Karen C Carroll

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Abstract

We compared the BD GeneOhm methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) PCR assay to culture with BBL CHROMagar MRSA for nasal surveillance among 602 arrestees from the Baltimore City Jail. The sensitivity and specificity were 88.5% and 91.0%, respectively, and after secondary analysis using enrichment broth, they were 89.0% and 91.7%, respectively. Twenty-three of 42 false-positive PCR lysates contained methicillin-susceptible S. aureus.

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