| Literature DB >> 17522279 |
Sean X Zhang1, Steven J Drews, Joanne Tomassi, Kevin C Katz.
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An updated IDI-MRSA assay version was released to address the assay's low positive predictive value (PPV). A prospective analysis of two assay versions indicated no significant improvement in the PPV. Colonization by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in 24% of patients would not have been detected if only nasal samples had been tested, as approved, by this molecular method.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17522279 PMCID: PMC1932969 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00469-07
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948