… methods on a large number of food samples, experimentally and naturally contaminated.
For confirmation the same samples will be also analyzed with the classical cultural method. …

… who were screened, 29% of the women had at least 1 culture that was positive for S aureus;
5% of infants were S aureus carriers. The sensitivities of each site for S aureus detection …

… or in-house), type of comparison (PCR test vs culture or no screening), site of sampling,
infection-control procedures for MRSA-positive patients (decolonisation treatment, MRSA nasal …

… Data regarding the (cost-) effectiveness of MRSA screening have recently grown and …
screening, screening method(s) and intervention(s). It must also be emphasised that screening …

… Three hundred four consecutive clinical samples sent to our laboratory for MRSA screening
were investigated. The samples were from wounds or abscesses (35.9%), the anterior nares …

Screening patients for methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriage at
hospital admission is widely accepted as an essential part of MRSA control programmes. It is …

… The result from this study will improve a choice to use a screening test to diagnose S. aureus
of veterinary field for … aureus clinical isolates in bovine milk sample. It can be used to screen …

… The sensitivity and specificity of the PCR assay GenoType MRSA Direct were evaluated
in our patient population on a total of 1,488 screening samples collected between 2005 and …

… of screening samples (ie, screening TIDs) and for MRSA carriers identified by culture of clinical
samples (ie, … of either a clinical sample or a screening sample alone, the number of TIDs (…

… Screening for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (… -year period, 44% were screened,
which occurred during admission … ered from screening samples in the absence of or before …