Evaluation of BacLiteRapidMRSA, a rapid culture based screening test for the detection of ciprofloxacin and methicillin resistantS. aureus(MRSA) from screening swabs |
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| Authors: | Gemma Johnson Michael R Millar Stuart Matthews Margaret Skyrme Peter Marsh Emma Barringer Stephen O'Hara Mark Wilks |
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| Institution: | (1) Division of Infection, Barts and the London NHS Trust, London, UK;(2) Centre for Infectious Diseases, Institute of Cell and Molecular Sciences, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary, University of London, UK;(3) Department of Microbiology, Salisbury District Hospital, Salisbury, UK;(4) Health Protection Agency South East, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, UK;(5) Acolyte Biomedica, Porton Down Science Park, Salisbury, UK |
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| Abstract: | Background Methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureus(MRSA) is a major nosocomial pathogen worldwide. The need for accurate and rapid screening methods to detect MRSA carriers
has been clearly established. The performance of a novel assay, BacLiteRapidMRSA (Acolyte Biomedica, UK) for the rapid detection (5 h) and identification of hospital associated ciprofloxacin resistant
strains of MRSA directly from nasal swab specimens was compared to that obtained by culture on Mannitol salt agar containing
Oxacillin (MSAO) after 48 h incubation. |
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