title: Use of CultureSwab Plus swabs with Amies gel agar for testing of naris specimens with the GeneOhm MRSA assay.
abstract: The GeneOhm MRSA assay detects nasal colonization with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). We compared the use of seeded swabs with liquid Stuart's medium and that of seeded swabs with Amies gel for the assay. Overall, the swabs with liquid Stuart's medium detected significantly greater numbers of MRSA than the swabs with Amies gel (P = 0.0003).
authors.affiliation: Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA 17822-0131, USA. pbourbeau@geisinger.edu
authors.forename: P P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Bourbeau
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Riley
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Shoemaker
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D002353:Carrier State; D003470:Culture Media; D006801:Humans; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D009666:Nose / Q000382:microbiology*; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media