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



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

: 2008

: Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

: Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases

: Scand J Infect Dis

: 40

: 8

: 663

: 6

: 4

: 0036-5548

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


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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