title: One-point population analysis and effect of osmolarity on detection of hetero-vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
abstract: The original screening test and one-point population analysis (OPPA) were compared for the detection of hetero-vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, and the influence of osmolarity on those tests was evaluated. The positivity rates and the reproducibilities were similar for both tests. The addition of NaCl increased the MIC as well as the positivity rates for both tests and the reproducibility of OPPA.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
authors.forename: Sook-In
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Sungmin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kiem
authors.forename: Nam Yong
authors.initials: NY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Yeon-Sook
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Won Sup
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.forename: Hwang Lae
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Kyong Ran
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Peck
authors.forename: Jae-Hoon
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Song
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests / Q000379:methods; D009994:Osmolar Concentration; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000254:growth & development*; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D020713:Vancomycin Resistance
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D014640:Vancomycin