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Leandro Reus Rodrigues Perez1, Ana Lúcia Souza Antunes, Jéssica Weiss Bonfanti, Jaqueline Becker Pinto, Eliane Wurdig Roesch, Diógenes Rodrigues, Cícero Armídio Gomes Dias.
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.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 22518859 PMCID: PMC3405583 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00549-12
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948