Abstract
Spectra MRSA agar (Remel, Lenexa, KS), a novel chromogenic medium originally developed to detect methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from nasal swabs, was evaluated in this multicenter study for the detection of MRSA from positive blood cultures exhibiting Gram-positive cocci upon initial Gram staining.
Publication types
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Comparative Study
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Evaluation Study
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Multicenter Study
MeSH terms
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Agar
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Bacteriological Techniques / methods*
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Blood / microbiology*
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Culture Media / chemistry*
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Humans
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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification*
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Sensitivity and Specificity
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Staphylococcal Infections / diagnosis*