… MRSA PCR assay versus MRSASelect (Bio-Rad, France) and broth enrichment cultures for
detection of MRSA from nasal swabs. … media (MRSA-ID, MRSA-Select, CHROMagar MRSA) …

… of MRSA colonization and evaluation of risk factors in hemodialysis patients. A total of 560
swab samples from nasal, … The standard biochemical tests were used for identification of S. …

… identification. BBL™ CHROMagar™ MRSA and MRSASelect are designed for detection
of nasal … (1243 nasal and 882 perineal) consecutive swabs, out of which 111 specimens (61 …

… and accurate identification of MRSA carrier HCWs [13]. S. aureus … the associated risk factors
for nasal carriage MRSA. … Nasal swabs were collected using sterile cotton swab moistened …

… and nasal carriage are significantly more likely to develop MRSA infection than those with
nasal … The identification of such a high rate of gastrointestinal MRSA carriage in critically ill …

… to detect most MRSA strains) for direct detection of MRSA in nasal swab specimens. The …
of nasal specimens spiked with MRSA cultures [22]. As part of a hospital MRSA surveillance …

… -driven MRSA nasal swab culture screening effectively reduced the duration of vancomycin
therapy. However, different types of MRSA nasal swab … LRTI, and identification of patients for …

… MRSA, in a small community by performing nasal swabs, to … In this study, the low prevalence
of MRSA nasal carriage in a … From 346 nasal swabs collected, only 1 MRSA isolate was …

… PCR assay as a predictive diagnostic tool for MRSA pneumonia … values of the MRSA nasal
swab for MRSA pneumonia. … The positive predictive value of the MRSA nasal swab for MRSA …

… The rate of MRSA nasal carriages among patients was found to be 51.9% and 16% in
HCWs… Bacterial isolation and identification Nasal swabs from nostrils were collected from …