Comparison of Culture-Based Methods for Identification of Colonization with Methicillin-Resistant and Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus in the Context of Cocolonization.

Authors :: Davis MF
Hu B
Carroll KC
Bilker WB
Tolomeo P
Cluzet VC
Baron P
Ferguson JM
Morris DO
Rankin SC
Lautenbach E
Nachamkin I
Source :: Journal of clinical microbiology [J Clin Microbiol] 2016 Jul; Vol. 54 (7), pp. 1907-1911. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Apr 27.
Publication Year :: 2016
Abstract: Two screening methods to detect staphylococcal colonization in humans were compared. Direct plating to CHROMagar (BD Diagnostics) was compared to a broth preenrichment followed by plating to Baird-Parker agar. The broth-enrichment method was comparable to CHROMagar for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureas (MRSA) detection, but the enrichment method was optimum for recovery of coagulase-positive Staphylococcus spp.<br /> (Copyright © 2016, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.)

Subjects :: Carrier State microbiology
Culture Media chemistry
Humans
Staphylococcal Infections microbiology
Bacteriological Techniques methods
Carrier State diagnosis
Mass Screening methods
Methicillin Resistance
Staphylococcal Infections diagnosis
Staphylococcus aureus drug effects
Staphylococcus aureus isolation & purification

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