Laboratory evaluation of the BD MAX MRSA assay.
A comparison between the BD MAX MRSA and Xpert MRSA assays was performed using 239 nares samples. A 97.9% overall agreement between the two molecular assays was observed. The BD MAX MRSA assay proved to be a reliable alternative for a highly automated system to detect methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in patient nares samples.
Esoteric Testing Laboratory, Pathology Department, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, Florida, USA rwiden@tgh.org.
Raymond
R
Widen
Esoteric Testing Laboratory, Pathology Department, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, Florida, USA.
Vicki
V
Healer
Esoteric Testing Laboratory, Pathology Department, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, Florida, USA.
Suzane
S
Silbert
D057205:Automation, Laboratory / Q000379:methods; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D025202:Molecular Diagnostic Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000382:microbiology; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*