… (1), who found that between 53% and 57% of the Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated
from milk samples produced a clear halo on BPA. However, according to these authors, …

… Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) screening of adults admitted to hospital is being introduced
in England. Routine obstetric patients are currently exempt from screening… does sampling of …

… of samples before carrying out the PCR is not performed on routine screening samples as
this … add unacceptable delay and affect “same-day” turnaround for the majority of samples. …

… Swab samples were resuspended in a buffer, then S aureus was immunocaptured using
monoclonal antibodies coupled to magnetic beads and directed against protein A. After …

… Quarters from all lactating cows in each herd were screened, prior to sample collection,
by using the California Mastitis Test (CMT). A premilking and postmilking quarter …

… A total of 163 patients were included yielding 941 screening samples (163 nares, 163 throat…
other samples): 5.8 sites were tested per patient. Eighty-nine patients were screened with …

… D-MRSA-Select was the most rapid (24 hr) and the most specific (100%) protocol for
initial and follow-up screening samples. It has been reported that the sensitivity of D-MRSA-Select …

… -laboratory or seasonal variabilities by processing all samples in one diagnostic laboratory
(Institute … Accordingly, we opted for an automated sample processing system, the Walk Away …

… prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in different … sampling
site to detect MRSA in broilers. Therefore this study aimed to determine the most suitable sample …

… admission screening and used the availability of clinical or discharge samples as evidence
of transmission. There is evidence that using either clinical samples or discharge screening …