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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, December 2006, p. 4561-4563, Vol. 44, No. 12
0095-1137/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.01763-06
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Evaluation of a New Chromogenic Medium, MRSA Select, for Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre,¹ University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada²

Received 25 August 2006/ Returned for modification 4 October 2006/ Accepted 5 October 2006

We compared MRSA Select to mannitol-salt agar with 8 µg/ml cefoxitin for the detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from 6,199 clinical samples submitted for MRSA screening. The sensitivities and specificities of MRSA Select and mannitol-salt agar with cefoxitin were 98% and 92% versus 90% and 78%, respectively (P < 0.0001). Most (96%) MRSA were detected after overnight incubation using MRSA Select.

Published ahead of print on 18 October 2006.

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