title: Alternative use for spectra MRSA chromogenic agar in detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from positive blood cultures.
abstract: Spectra MRSA agar (Remel, Lenexa, KS), a novel chromogenic medium originally developed to detect methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from nasal swabs, was evaluated in this multicenter study for the detection of MRSA from positive blood cultures exhibiting Gram-positive cocci upon initial Gram staining.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Medical College of Wisconsin, 9200 West Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA.
authors.forename: Jess F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Peterson
authors.forename: Alexander A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Dionisio
authors.forename: Katherine M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Riebe
authors.forename: Gerri S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Hall
authors.forename: Deborah A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Whittier
authors.forename: Joseph R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Dipersio
authors.forename: Nathan A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Ledeboer
mesh_terms: D000362:Agar; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology*; D003470:Culture Media / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D000362:Agar
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