Use of fluorescence in situ hybridization for rapid identification of staphylococci in blood culture samples collected in a Portuguese hospital.
Fluorescence in situ hybridization was used for the direct identification of staphylococci in blood cultures collected at a Portuguese hospital where staphylococci account for up to 35% of clinically relevant blood cultures. The assay was able to detect the presence/absence of staphylococci and distinguish Staphylococcus aureus from coagulase-negative staphylococci in 4.5 h.
UEI Micobactérias, Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, IHMT, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.
Ana
A
Tavares
João
J
Inácio
José
J
Melo-Cristino
Isabel
I
Couto
D003428:Cross Infection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D017404:In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence; D011174:Portugal; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology