… Compared with culture screening, use of rapid screening tests … applying rapid screening tests
and those not applying screening, we … We conclude that active screening for MRSA is more …

… , such as the Velogene Rapid MRSA Identification Assay and the MRSA-Screen, diagnostic
… their disposal for rapid and accurate detection of methicillin resistance in S. aureus. The time …

… the screening method. Of 32 MSSA strains tested, none was positive by the rapid screening
method … The four negative MRSA strains were tested repeatedly in the broth screen and were …

… , rapid MRSA screening was added to standard infection control measures.17 Current evidence
is insufficient to extend rapid testing to universal screening … universal, rapid screening for …

… Consequently, the MRSA-Screen test should be applied only after identification of the …
negative staphylococci. In conclusion, due to excellent specificity and sensitivity the MRSA-Screen …

… The qMRSA test decreased median time to notification from four days to one day and helped
to identify previously unknown MRSA carriers rapidly. A strategy linking the rapid screening …

… Rapid screening followed by accurate and timely identification of MRSA becomes an … report
a rapid and sensitive method, using MRSA-selective broth and real-time PCR, to screen for …

… manner for rapid PCR. Therefore, the optimal use of rapid PCR screening needs to be
evaluated… Our study demonstrates that screening with the GenoType MRSA Direct gives rapid and …

… Staphylococcus aUYeUS (MRSA) in hospital requires a rapid screening method for detecting
carriers. A selective culture medium containing methicillin or oxacillin and sodium chloride …

… After adjusting for other variables, rapid screening was shown to statistically reduce MRSA
… were screened using the culture method. Screening of surgical patients using rapid testing …