… sampling for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonization related to age,
gender, clinical situation, and acquisition source as a base for screening … “screening sample…

… in 2006 to minimise meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonisation and/or …
to be screened. NuTH screens nose, throat and perineum samples from approximately 15 …

… aureus-specific femB gene has been used successfully in conjunction with overnight
screening … rapid detection of MRSA in mixed-flora samples has been described elsewhere (9). …

… Screening samples were obtained from the following individuals: (i) rehospitalized patients
… (v) patients screened after treatment for MRSA eradication. The screening samples obtained …

… Conventional processing of screening samples takes 2 or 3 days before definitive MRSA
identification can be achieved. Duplex PCR for mecA and femB provides reliable and …

… and 1725 carrier screening samples were collected from … of 906 Staphylococcus aureus
was isolated, of which 803 and 103 were from clinical specimens and carrier screening samples …

… Staphylococcus aureus contamination is rare but potentially harmful in platelet units. Donor
… Samples from the index pack flagged positive on BacTAlert at 3·8 h, and the isolate was …

… -resistant Staphylococcus aureus surveillance TATs for MRSA screening and work up were
… ICU admission to MRSA screening; time from screening to sample delivery to the laboratory; …

… Performance of a new chromogenic medium, BBL CHROMagar MRSA II (BD), for detection
of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in screening samples. J Clin Microbiol. 2010;…

… In particular, we did not sample other sites of colonization such as anterior nares, throat,
groin, and rectum [47]. Secondly, the study included only children aged up to six years who are …