title: Evaluation of a commercial test kit for rapid detection of Staphylococcus aureus in blood cultures.
abstract: The presence of Staphylococcus aureus in positive blood cultures could be rapidly confirmed by the use of a commercial test kit (Rapidec Staph; bioMérieux, France) that detects coagulase in the culture broth after 2 h of incubation. This kit detected all 35 Staphylococcus aureus strains from 117 blood cultures with gram-positive cocci growing in clusters. The sensitivity and the specificity of the technique were 100% and 98.8%, respectively. The Rapidec Staph kit appears to be a simple and reliable technique for the rapid detection of Staphylococcus aureus in blood cultures.
authors.affiliation: Centre National de Référence des Staphylocoques, Laboratoire de Bactériologie, Hôpital E. Herriot, Lyon, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Neyret
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lelièvre
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lina
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Vandenesch
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Etienne
mesh_terms: D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D003030:Coagulase / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D003030:Coagulase