Rapid identification of Staphylococcus aureus directly from Bactec blood culture broth by the BinaxNOW S. aureus test

Qinfang Qian; Karen Eichelberger; James E Kirby

doi:10.1128/JCM.02291-13

Rapid identification of Staphylococcus aureus directly from Bactec blood culture broth by the BinaxNOW S. aureus test

J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Jan;52(1):319-20. doi: 10.1128/JCM.02291-13. Epub 2013 Oct 23.

Authors

Qinfang Qian¹, Karen Eichelberger, James E Kirby

Affiliation

¹ Division of Laboratory and Transfusion Medicine, Department of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Abstract

The BinaxNOW Staphylococcus aureus testing showed sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predicative values of 97.6%, 100%, 100%, and 98.4%, respectively, for identification of S. aureus from Bactec blood culture broth. Importantly, the test performed equally well on aerobic and anaerobic culture broth.

Publication types

Evaluation Study

MeSH terms

Bacteremia / diagnosis*
Bacteriological Techniques / methods*
Blood / microbiology*
Humans
Molecular Diagnostic Techniques / methods*
Predictive Value of Tests
Sensitivity and Specificity
Staphylococcal Infections / diagnosis*
Staphylococcus aureus / genetics
Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification*