title: Performance of CHROMagar MRSA medium for detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
abstract: CHROMagar MRSA was evaluated for its ability to identify methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). A well-defined collection consisting of 216 MRSA strains and 241 methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus isolates was used. The sensitivity of CHROMagar MRSA after 24 h of incubation was 95.4%, increasing to 100% after 48 h. The specificity was already 100% after 24 h.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Microbiology and Infection Control, Amphia Hospital, Breda, The Netherlands. b.diederen@elisabeth.nl
authors.forename: Bram
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Diederen
authors.forename: Inge
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: van Duijn
authors.forename: Alex
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: van Belkum
authors.forename: Piet
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Willemse
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: van Keulen
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kluytmans
mesh_terms: D002863:Chromogenic Compounds / Q000378:metabolism*; D003470:Culture Media; D006801:Humans; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D002863:Chromogenic Compounds; D003470:Culture Media