RAPID DETECTION OF METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS-AUREUS BY CRYSTAL MRSA ID SYSTEM

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QADRI, SMH
UENO, Y
IMAMBACCUS, H
ALMODOVAR, E
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10.1128/JCM.32.7.1830-1832.1994
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
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A commercially available method for the rapid detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (BBL Crystal MRSA ID System) was evaluated and compared,vith conventional methods. All 52 isolates of methicillin-susceptible and 142 isolates of intrinsic methicillin-resistant S. aureus were correctly identified in 4 h by the test method, whereas correct identification took 11 to 24 h by conventional methods. The test is simple, rapid, and easy to perform and the results are easy to interpret.
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