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Value of Xpert MRSA/SA blood culture assay on the Gene Xpert® Dx System for rapid detection of Staphylococcus aureus and coagulase-negative staphylococci in patients with staphylococcal bacteremia.
Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease - 1 Feb 2013
Biendo Maurice, Mammeri Hedi, Pluquet Emilie, Guillon Hélène, Rousseau Florence, Canarelli Brigitte, Belmekki Mohamed, Eb François
Abstract excerpt
The Xpert MRSA/SA BC assay was examined prospectively in patients with staphylococcal bacteremia including 6 patients with blood culture bottles inoculated with biological fluid (synovial fluid in 4 cases and peritoneal fluid in 2 cases). Among the 56 Staphylococci species isolated, 80.3% were coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) and 19.7% were S. aureus. Methicillin susceptibility test results showed that...
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