title: Evaluation of phenotypic and molecular methods for screening and detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
abstract: An in-house PCR was compared with the GenoType MRSA and the MRSA EVIGENE tests, both of which corresponded 100% with the results of in-house PCR. The cefoxitin disk diffusion method was superior to both the oxacillin disk diffusion and minimum inhibitory concentration tests for predicting the mecA status.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bacteriology and Inflammatory Diseases, National Public Health Institute (KTL), Helsinki, Finland. anne-marie.kerttula@ktl.fi
authors.forename: Anne-Marie
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Kerttula
authors.forename: Sointu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mero
authors.forename: Tanja
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pasanen
authors.forename: Jaana
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vuopio-Varkila
authors.forename: Anni
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Virolainen
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests / Q000379:methods*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents