The emergence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus as a nosocomial pathogen is
an ever increasing problem. Prevention measures require the rapid detection of nasal …

ABSTRACT A protocol for multilocus sequence typing (MLST) of methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was adapted to real-time LightCycler System PCR for …

One home-developed assay and two commercial assays for the rapid identification of
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) were compared by use of a collection of …

Vannuffel and coworkers (1) offer an interesting approach to the problem of rapid and
specific detection of methicillinresistant Staphylococcus aureus in clinical specimens. This …

We compared two walk-away molecular diagnostic assays, the GeneXpert MRSA Gen 3
assay and the BD-Max MRSA XT assay. A total of 119 prospective swabs and 36 culture …

Molecular methods for the rapid identification of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
(MRSA) are generally based on the detection of an S. aureus-specific gene target and the …

A new automated closed tube PCR assay, the GenomEra™ MRSA/SA Diagnose (Abacus
Diagnostica Oy, Finland) was evaluated for rapid confirmation of methicillin-resistant …

The purpose of this study was to investigate if multiresistant methicillin-susceptible
Staphylococcus aureus (MR-MSSA) causing a clonal outbreak in Östergötland County …

The aim of the present study was to determine the diagnostic value of a single-locus real-
time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) recently proposed for rapid detection of methicillin …

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is an important pathogen that has been
responsible for major nosocomial epidemics worldwide. For infection control programs …