The first US multicenter clinical trial to assess the performance of the Cepheid Xpert MRSA
assay (Xpert MRSA) was conducted. The assay is a qualitative test designed for the rapid …

We evaluated the new, fully automated molecular BD Max methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) assay for detection of methicillin-resistant S. aureus in a low …

ABSTRACT A screening method for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) by
using selective broth and real-time PCR (broth-PCR) was developed and evaluated. The …

Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has been recognized as one of the major
pathogens in hospital as well as community settings. In India, the mean isolation rate of …

Objectives. To better understand the prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
aureus (MRSA) colonization or infection in different patient populations, to perform …

We compared the BD GeneOhm methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) PCR
assay to culture with BBL CHROMagar MRSA for nasal surveillance among 602 arrestees …

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are important nosocomial pathogens.
Diseases caused by these resistant bacteria frequently are serious and there is a need to …

We evaluated the ability of BBL CHROMagar MRSA medium (Becton Dickinson, Sparks,
MD) to identify methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) directly upon subculture …

Detection of methicillin (meticillin)-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization was
assessed using combined nose and groin swabs in two commercial PCR assays (the Xpert …

The slide agglutination test MRSA-Screen (Denka Seiken Co., Niigata, Japan) was
compared with the mecA PCR (“gold standard”) for the detection of methicillin resistance in …