Screening media for detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from non-sterile body sites.
Four hundred and forty clinical isolates were tested on Baird-Parker and Vogel-Johnson agars with 6 micrograms/ml of oxacillin, to determine their growth characteristics on these potential screening media for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). While both media performed well individually, a combination biplate with each medium may be the most useful in screening patients for MRSA from normally non-sterile sites.
Laboratory Service, Veterans Administration Medical Center (113), Oklahoma City, OK.
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D000328:Adult; D003470:Culture Media / Q000592:standards; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008712:Methicillin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009825:Oklahoma / Q000453:epidemiology; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011786:Quality Control; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D003470:Culture Media; D008712:Methicillin