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Prospective two-center comparison of three chromogenic agars for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus screening in hospitalized patients

par Dodemont, Magali ;Verhulst, Carlo;Nonhoff, Claire ;Nagant, Carole ;Denis, Olivier ;Kluytmans, Jan
Référence Journal of clinical microbiology, 53, 9, page (3014-3016)
Publication Publié, 2015-09

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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.