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Comparison of the BD GeneOhm Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) PCR Assay to Culture by Use of BBL CHROMagar MRSA for Detection of MRSA in Nasal Surveillance Cultures from an At-Risk Community Population

Jason E. Farley, Paul D. Stamper, Tracy Ross, Mian Cai, Sharon Speser, Karen C. Carroll
Jason E. Farley
1The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
2Division of Infectious Disease
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Paul D. Stamper
4Microbiology Laboratory, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
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Tracy Ross
4Microbiology Laboratory, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
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Mian Cai
4Microbiology Laboratory, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
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Sharon Speser
4Microbiology Laboratory, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
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Karen C. Carroll
2Division of Infectious Disease
3Division of Medical Microbiology, Department of Pathology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
4Microbiology Laboratory, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
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DOI: 10.1128/JCM.02071-07
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We compared the BD GeneOhm methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) PCR assay to culture with BBL CHROMagar MRSA for nasal surveillance among 602 arrestees from the Baltimore City Jail. The sensitivity and specificity were 88.5% and 91.0%, respectively, and after secondary analysis using enrichment broth, they were 89.0% and 91.7%, respectively. Twenty-three of 42 false-positive PCR lysates contained methicillin-susceptible S. aureus.

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Comparison of the BD GeneOhm Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) PCR Assay to Culture by Use of BBL CHROMagar MRSA for Detection of MRSA in Nasal Surveillance Cultures from an At-Risk Community Population
Jason E. Farley, Paul D. Stamper, Tracy Ross, Mian Cai, Sharon Speser, Karen C. Carroll
Journal of Clinical Microbiology Feb 2008, 46 (2) 743-746; DOI: 10.1128/JCM.02071-07

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Comparison of the BD GeneOhm Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) PCR Assay to Culture by Use of BBL CHROMagar MRSA for Detection of MRSA in Nasal Surveillance Cultures from an At-Risk Community Population
Jason E. Farley, Paul D. Stamper, Tracy Ross, Mian Cai, Sharon Speser, Karen C. Carroll
Journal of Clinical Microbiology Feb 2008, 46 (2) 743-746; DOI: 10.1128/JCM.02071-07
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    • ABSTRACT
    • Subject selection and collection of clinical specimens.
    • Bacterial culture and susceptibility testing.
    • Analysis of discrepant results.
    • Data analysis.
    • MRSA detection by culture.
    • Performance of GeneOhm MRSA assay compared to CHROMagar.
    • Discrepant analysis and enrichment broth resolution.
    • Discussion.
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KEYWORDS

bacteriological techniques
Carrier State
methicillin resistance
Nose
Staphylococcal Infections
Staphylococcus aureus

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