Performance of MRSA ID, a new chromogenic medium for detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
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.
Diederen
Bram M W
BM
Laboratory of Medical Microbiology, St. Elisabeth Hospital, P.O. Box 747, 5000 AS Tilburg, The Netherlands. b.diederen@elisabeth.nl
van Leest
Marie-Louise
ML
van Duijn
Inge
I
Willemse
Piet
P
van Keulen
Peter H J
PH
Kluytmans
Jan A J W
JA
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*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002863:Chromogenic Compounds; D003470:Culture Media; D000362:Agar; D008712:Methicillin