title: Rapid bench identification of methicillin-sensitive and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: A multicenter comparative evaluation of Alere PBP2a Culture Colony Test (Alere) Versus Slidex MRSA detection (bioMérieux).
abstract: Using 30 clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus representative of the most prevalent clones circulating in France, the performance of the Alere™ PBP2a Culture Colony Test (CCT) and the Slidex(®) MRSA detection kit (SMD) were compared in 5 different labs. CCT demonstrated better performance and was easier to conduct in routine.
authors.affiliation: French National Reference Centre for Staphylococci, International Centre for Infectiology Research - Inserm U1111, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France. Electronic address: jason.tasse@chu-lyon.fr.
authors.forename: Jason
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tasse
authors.affiliation: French National Reference Centre for Staphylococci, International Centre for Infectiology Research - Inserm U1111, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France.
authors.forename: Céline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dupieux
authors.affiliation: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes, Nantes, France.
authors.forename: Jocelyne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Caillon
authors.affiliation: Service de Bactériologie-Virologie- Hygiène hospitalière, CHRU de Tours, Université François Rabelais de Tours, UMR1282 ISP, F-37032 Tours, France.
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lanotte
authors.affiliation: Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve - CHU de Montpellier, France.
authors.forename: Brigitte
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lamy
authors.affiliation: Hôpital Central - CHU de Nancy, France.
authors.forename: Nejla
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Aissa
authors.affiliation: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes, Nantes, France.
authors.forename: Pascale
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bemer
authors.affiliation: Service de Bactériologie-Virologie- Hygiène hospitalière, CHRU de Tours, Université François Rabelais de Tours, UMR1282 ISP, F-37032 Tours, France.
authors.forename: Laurent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mereghetti
authors.affiliation: Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve - CHU de Montpellier, France.
authors.forename: Anne-Laure
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Michon
authors.affiliation: Hôpital Central - CHU de Nancy, France.
authors.forename: Alain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lozniewski
authors.affiliation: French National Reference Centre for Staphylococci, International Centre for Infectiology Research - Inserm U1111, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France.
authors.forename: Michèle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bes
authors.affiliation: French National Reference Centre for Staphylococci, International Centre for Infectiology Research - Inserm U1111, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France.
authors.forename: Sophie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Trouillet-Assant
authors.affiliation: French National Reference Centre for Staphylococci, International Centre for Infectiology Research - Inserm U1111, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France.
authors.forename: Frédéric
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Laurent
mesh_terms: D000372:Agglutination Tests / Q000379:methods*; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D002846:Chromatography, Affinity / Q000379:methods*; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification*
keywords: Methicillin resistance; PBP2a; Rapid tests; Staphylococcus aureus; Susceptibility testing