title: Evaluation of brilliance MRSA 2 agar for detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in clinical samples.
abstract: We compared 2 chromogenic media (Oxoid Brilliance MRSA 2 agar [Thermo Fisher Scientific] and MRSA-ID [bioMérieux]) for the detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in 1,368 hospital samples. For both media, broth enrichment was essential to obtain satisfactory diagnostic performance. Although with direct cultures only, the diagnostic performance (particularly sensitivity) of Brilliance MRSA 2 agar appears better than that of MRSA-ID, no difference in sensitivity or specificity between the media was detected after inclusion of an enrichment step.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Microbiology and Infection Control, Amphia Hospital, Breda, The Netherlands. jacobien.veenemans@gmail.com
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Veenemans
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Verhulst
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Punselie
authors.forename: P H J
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: van Keulen
authors.forename: J A J W
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Kluytmans
mesh_terms: D000362:Agar; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D002863:Chromogenic Compounds / Q000378:metabolism*; D003116:Color; D003470:Culture Media / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D002863:Chromogenic Compounds; D003470:Culture Media; D000362:Agar