Use of CultureSwab Plus Swabs with Amies Gel Agar for Testing of Naris Specimens with the GeneOhm MRSA Assay

The GeneOhm MRSA assay detects nasal colonization with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). We compared the use of seeded swabs with liquid Stuart's medium and that of seeded swabs with Amies gel for the assay. Overall, the swabs with liquid Stuart's medium detected signific...

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Published in:Journal of Clinical Microbiology 2007-07, Vol.45 (7), p.2281-2283
Main Authors: Bourbeau, P.P, Riley, J.A, Shoemaker, B.C, Jones, K.S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bacteriology
Biological and medical sciences
Carrier State
Culture Media
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Humans
Methicillin Resistance
Microbiology
Miscellaneous
Nose - microbiology
Specimen Handling - instrumentation
Specimen Handling - methods
Staphylococcal Infections - epidemiology
Staphylococcus aureus
Staphylococcus aureus - drug effects
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Summary:The GeneOhm MRSA assay detects nasal colonization with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). We compared the use of seeded swabs with liquid Stuart's medium and that of seeded swabs with Amies gel for the assay. Overall, the swabs with liquid Stuart's medium detected significantly greater numbers of MRSA than the swabs with Amies gel (P = 0.0003).
ISSN:0095-1137
1098-660X
1098-5530
DOI:10.1128/JCM.01600-06