title: Performance of MRSA ID, a new chromogenic medium for detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
abstract: MRSA ID was evaluated for its ability to identify methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. A well-defined collection of staphylococci was used (n = 998). The sensitivity after 24 h was 96.4%, increasing to 98.8% after 48 h. The specificity was 98.2% after 24 h and decreased to 89.7% after 48 h.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Medical Microbiology, St. Elisabeth Hospital, P.O. Box 747, 5000 AS Tilburg, The Netherlands. b.diederen@elisabeth.nl
authors.forename: Bram M W
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Diederen
authors.forename: Marie-Louise
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: van Leest
authors.forename: Inge
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: van Duijn
authors.forename: Piet
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Willemse
authors.forename: Peter H J
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: van Keulen
authors.forename: Jan A J W
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Kluytmans
mesh_terms: D000362:Agar; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D002863:Chromogenic Compounds / Q000378:metabolism*; D003470:Culture Media; D006801:Humans; D008712:Methicillin / Q000494:pharmacology; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000145:classification* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002863:Chromogenic Compounds; D003470:Culture Media; D000362:Agar; D008712:Methicillin