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  • Title: Assessment of three rapid methods for the detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
    Author: Soares MJ, Soares C, Mendes AC, Guimarães ML, Cabeda JM, Amorim JM.
    Journal: Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin; 2004; 22(7):390-1. PubMed ID: 15355769.
    Abstract:
    We evaluated three rapid methods to detect methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and compared them with PCR amplification of mecA. A total of 103 S. aureus strains were studied by MRSA-Screen, BBL Crystal, Velogene Genomic and mecA PCR. All the methods detected the 61 MRSA strains having the mecA gene, showing 100% sensitivity and specificity. Despite the correlation between all the rapid methods and PCR, the ease of use and shorter turnaround time of MRSA-Screen were important factors leading to the selection of this method as the routine screening technique for MRSA.
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