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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, July 2007, p. 2281-2283, Vol. 45, No. 7
0095-1137/07/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.01600-06
Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Use of CultureSwab Plus Swabs with Amies Gel Agar for Testing of Naris Specimens with the GeneOhm MRSA Assay{triangledown}

P. P. Bourbeau,* J. A. Riley, B. C. Shoemaker, and K. S. Jones

Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania

Received 2 August 2006/ Returned for modification 6 October 2006/ Accepted 2 May 2007

The GeneOhm MRSA assay detects nasal colonization with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). We compared the use of seeded swabs with liquid Stuart's medium and that of seeded swabs with Amies gel for the assay. Overall, the swabs with liquid Stuart's medium detected significantly greater numbers of MRSA than the swabs with Amies gel (P = 0.0003).

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Division of Laboratory Medicine, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA 17822-0131. Phone: (570) 271-7467. Fax: (570) 271-6105. E-mail: pbourbeau{at}geisinger.edu

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 9 May 2007.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, July 2007, p. 2281-2283, Vol. 45, No. 7
0095-1137/07/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.01600-06
Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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