Comparison of ESwab and Wound Fiber Swab Specimen Collection Devices for Use with Xpert SA Nasal Complete Assay.
Paired nasal swab specimens were collected from patients who were undergoing routine methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) screening prior to elective cardiac or orthopedic procedures. Each patient was swabbed using a traditional wound fiber liquid Stuart swab and an ESwab device, a flocked swab with a modified liquid Amies microbiology transport medium. The two specimens were tested using the Cepheid Xpert SA Nasal Complete assay. Results demonstrated a 95.5% agreement between the ESwab and the FDA-cleared wound fiber swab collection device.
Department of Microbiology, Wisconsin Diagnostic Laboratories, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
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Department of Microbiology, Wisconsin Diagnostic Laboratories, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.|Department of Pathology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
Blake W
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Buchan
Department of Microbiology, Wisconsin Diagnostic Laboratories, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
Garrett C
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Department of Microbiology, Wisconsin Diagnostic Laboratories, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA nledeboe@mcw.edu.|Department of Pathology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
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D002353:Carrier State / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004864:Equipment and Supplies; D006801:Humans; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D025202:Molecular Diagnostic Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D009296:Nasal Cavity / Q000382:microbiology*; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*