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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, September 2008, p. 3136-3138, Vol. 46, No. 9
0095-1137/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00478-08
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Evaluation of Four Selective Agars and Two Enrichment Broths in Screening for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus{triangledown}

S. Böcher,1* R. Smyth,2 G. Kahlmeter,2 J. Kerremans,3 M. C. Vos,3 and R. Skov1

National Center for Antimicrobials and Infection Control, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark,1 The Swedish External Reference Centre for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing, Central Hospital, Växjö, Sweden,2 Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Erasmus University Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands3

Received 11 March 2008/ Returned for modification 2 May 2008/ Accepted 7 July 2008

To evaluate methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus detection, we tested in vitro four selective agars and two enrichment broths apart and in combination. Tryptone soya broth with salt, aztreonam, and cefoxitin appeared to be the most sensitive medium. This broth was superior to a phenol red mannitol broth with aztreonam and ceftizoxime.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Statens Serum Institut, National Center for Antimicrobials and Infection Control, Artillerivej 5 (B.47/213), DK-2300 Copenhagen S, Denmark. Phone: 45 3268 3684. Fax: 45 3268 3231. E-mail: sbc{at}ssi.dk

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 16 July 2008.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, September 2008, p. 3136-3138, Vol. 46, No. 9
0095-1137/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00478-08
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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