Prospective Two-Center Comparison of Three Chromogenic Agars for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Screening in Hospitalized Patients

Magali Dodémont; Carlo Verhulst; Claire Nonhoff; Carole Nagant; Olivier Denis; Jan Kluytmans

doi:10.1128/JCM.01006-15

Prospective Two-Center Comparison of Three Chromogenic Agars for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Screening in Hospitalized Patients

Magali Dodémont
, Carlo Verhulst
, Claire Nonhoff
, Carole Nagant
, Olivier Denis
, Jan Kluytmans

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Three chromogenic media, chromID MRSA SMART (SMART), chromID MRSA first generation (chromID), and Brilliance MRSA (OX2), were evaluated for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) screening using 1,220 samples. The sensitivity at 24 h was significantly better with the SMART agar (66.4%) than that with chromID agar (50.5%). Enrichment and incubation until 48 h are still needed for an optimal yield.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3014-3016
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Volume	53
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.01006-15
Publication status	Published - Sept 2015

Keywords

Agar
Chromogenic Compounds
Culture Media
Hospitals
Humans
Mass Screening
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Prospective Studies
Sensitivity and Specificity
Staphylococcal Infections
Evaluation Studies

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