Rapid Detection of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) in Diverse Clinical Specimens by the BD GeneOhm MRSA Assay and Comparison with Culture

Overview

Journal J Clin Microbiol

Specialty Microbiology

Date 2010 Jan 15

PMID 20071545

Citations 7

Authors

Katja Lucke

Michael Hombach

Melanie Hug

Gaby E Pfyffer

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Abstract

The efficacy of the BD GeneOhm methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) assay was assessed by analyzing nasal swabs and swabs from other body sites for the presence of MRSA in a low-prevalence area. From 681 patients with a high risk for MRSA carriage, 1,601 specimens were collected and transported in Amies agar. After discordant analysis, the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value of the BD GeneOhm MRSA assay were 84.3%, 99.2%, 88.4%, and 98.9%, respectively, compared to culture.

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