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American Society for Microbiology, Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 7(50), p. 2506-2508, 2012

DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00549-12

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Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Clinical Specimens from Cystic Fibrosis Patients by Use of Chromogenic Selective Agar

Journal article published in 2012 by Leandro Reus Rodrigues Perez, Ana Lúcia Souza Antunes, Jéssica Weiss Bonfanti, Jaqueline Becker Pinto, Eliane Wurdig Roesch, Diógenes Rodrigues, Cícero Armídio Gomes Dias ORCID
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Abstract

ABSTRACT We evaluated the use of a chromogenic selective medium (MRSA ID) as a useful tool for the detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in cystic fibrosis (CF) patient samples. Fifty-four MRSA isolates were detected by MRSA ID, while only 24/54 (44%) (odds ratio [OR], 2.79; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.63 to 4.76) were detected by conventional methods. A chromogenic selective medium for MRSA detection may improve its surveillance in CF patients.