mrsa selective agar plate  (CHROMagar - DRG)

Journal: BMC Infectious Diseases

Article Title: Clinical effectiveness of rapid tests for methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in hospitalized patients: a systematic review

doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-11-336

Figure Lengend Snippet: Study Characteristics

Article Snippet: Creamer; Ireland; 2010[ ] , 1 acute care adult tertiary care referral hospital of 700 beds; government and industry , Prospective cohort study; Copan ® swab; nares and groin , 567 patients who were previously MRSA-positive, transferred either internally or externally, had been hospitalized during the last 18 months and/or admitted to an ICU in the past 3 months. Patients with chronic wounds, underlying skin conditions, urinary catheters, stomas, or intravascular devices other than peripheral intravenous catheters were also included. , September 2008 to February 2009 during 3 time periods: Period 1: 5-week observational period where at-risk patients for MRSA colonization were screened only with culture Period 2: 10-week period where screening specimens were processed by culture and by a rapid PCR assay Period 3: 5--week observational period where only culture was used for MRSA screening During the study period, patients in the emergency department, medical wards and surgical wards were screened. , Periods 1 and 3: Patients were screened with direct culture on MRSA Select chromogenic agar plates (Bio-Rad Life Science Group) Period 2: Xpert MRSA real-time PCR assay on the GeneXpert platform (Cepheid).

Techniques: Infection, Incubation, Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction, Cell Culture

Journal: BMC Infectious Diseases

Article Title: Clinical effectiveness of rapid tests for methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in hospitalized patients: a systematic review

doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-11-336

Figure Lengend Snippet: Main Study Findings

Article Snippet: Creamer; Ireland; 2010[ ] , 1 acute care adult tertiary care referral hospital of 700 beds; government and industry , Prospective cohort study; Copan ® swab; nares and groin , 567 patients who were previously MRSA-positive, transferred either internally or externally, had been hospitalized during the last 18 months and/or admitted to an ICU in the past 3 months. Patients with chronic wounds, underlying skin conditions, urinary catheters, stomas, or intravascular devices other than peripheral intravenous catheters were also included. , September 2008 to February 2009 during 3 time periods: Period 1: 5-week observational period where at-risk patients for MRSA colonization were screened only with culture Period 2: 10-week period where screening specimens were processed by culture and by a rapid PCR assay Period 3: 5--week observational period where only culture was used for MRSA screening During the study period, patients in the emergency department, medical wards and surgical wards were screened. , Periods 1 and 3: Patients were screened with direct culture on MRSA Select chromogenic agar plates (Bio-Rad Life Science Group) Period 2: Xpert MRSA real-time PCR assay on the GeneXpert platform (Cepheid).

Techniques: Infection, Transmission Assay, DNA Extraction, Sampling, Isolation