A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal

Evaluation of phenotypic and molecular methods for screening and detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus



Authors: Kerttula AM, Mero S, Pasanen T, Vuopio-Varkila J, Virolainen A

Publication year: 2008

Journal: Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Journal name in source: Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases

Journal acronym: Scand J Infect Dis

Volume: 40

Issue: 8

First page : 663

Last page: 6

Number of pages: 4

ISSN: 0036-5548

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00365540801955216


Abstract
An in-house PCR was compared with the GenoType MRSA and the MRSA EVIGENE tests, both of which corresponded 100% with the results of in-house PCR. The cefoxitin disk diffusion method was superior to both the oxacillin disk diffusion and minimum inhibitory concentration tests for predicting the mecA status.



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