… MRSA prevalence was 28 % in our collection, encompassing samples collected during
admission screening, reflex testing of neighbouring patients of MRSA carriers and …

… was the most important reason for screening (Table 1). In all, 428 patients, in ten hospitals,
were included in the chromogenic study yielding 1485 samples (427 nares, 427 throat, 428 …

… -specific real-time PCR assay and the SCCmec-orfX-based approach have their shortcomings
when used as a single assay to detect MRSA in clinical samples, we decided to combine …

… was to screen Staphylococcus aureus … Staphylococcus aureus is a common pathogen in
a significant number of community-acquired and nosocomial infections [1]. The attachment of S…

… We chose these allocations to fall within previously demonstrated median times to
colonization by MRSA22 and to permit even distribution of sample power. We considered …

… of S aureus in clinical samples from … screening method using a selective broth and PCR
was developed and evaluated for the rapid and sensitive identification of S aureus in samples …

… (B) AFM imaging of Staphylococcus aureus biofilm grown on a polystyrene surface for 18
h (positive control samples of the screening assay). The capsules are ca. 600 nm high above …

… was no significant association, however, between presence of Staph. aureus in bulk samples
and BMCC in the present study. Although it has been proposed that presence of Staph. …

… Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) among health care workers in Tripoli, Libya. A total of 569
doctors and nurses from 4 main hospitals were screened … the time of sampling and consenting …

… samples make up the vast majority of MRSA screening tests … has been designed to retain
a sample of the broth containing … There were 13 confirmed BacLite MRSA positive samples …