@article{993c2c3a56824f038badde506709d584,
title = "Rapid detection of Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) in wound specimens and blood cultures: Multicenter preclinical evaluation of the cepheid Xpert MRSA/SA skin and soft tissue and blood culture assays",
abstract = "A multicenter preclinical evaluation was conducted to evaluate the performance of two Cepheid Xpert assays for detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and S. aureus. Sensitivity was 97.1% and 98.3% for MRSA in wound and blood culture specimens, respectively. Sensitivity was 100% for S. aureus from both specimen types.",
author = "Wolk, {D. M.} and Struelens, {M. J.} and P. Pancholi and T. Davis and P. Della-Latta and D. Fuller and E. Picton and R. Dickenson and O. Denis and D. Johnson and K. Chapin",
note = "Copyright: Copyright 2009 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.",
year = "2009",
month = mar,
doi = "10.1128/JCM.01884-08",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "47",
pages = "823--826",
journal = "Journal of Clinical Microbiology",
issn = "0095-1137",
publisher = "American Society for Microbiology",
number = "3",
}