| Literature DB >> 10325372 |
M Kubina1, B Jaulhac, X Delabranche, C Lindenmann, Y Piemont, H Monteil.
Abstract
The BBL Crystal MRSA ID test (Becton Dickinson) was applied directly to blood culture vials containing clusters of gram-positive cocci. The sensitivity and specificity of the test were 84 and 100% and 54 and 100% for vials containing Staphylococcus aureus and coagulase-negative staphylococci, respectively. This test is a reliable method for direct detection of methicillin resistance in positive blood culture vials when S. aureus is identified in parallel by rapid identification procedures.Entities:
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Year: 1999 PMID: 10325372 PMCID: PMC85021
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948