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.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 823-826 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of clinical microbiology |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 1 2009 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Microbiology (medical)
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Wolk, D. M., Struelens, M. J., Pancholi, P., Davis, T., Della-Latta, P., Fuller, D., Picton, E., Dickenson, R., Denis, O., Johnson, D., & Chapin, K. (2009). 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. Journal of clinical microbiology, 47(3), 823-826. https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.01884-08