Comparison of ESwab with traditional swabs for detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus using two different walk-away commercial real-time PCR methods.

Authors :: Silbert S
Kubasek C
Uy D
Widen R
Source :: Journal of clinical microbiology [J Clin Microbiol] 2014 Jul; Vol. 52 (7), pp. 2641-3. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 Apr 23.
Publication Year :: 2014
Abstract: The ESwab system (Copan Diagnostics) was evaluated as a nasopharyngeal specimen collection device to be used for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) detection by the GeneXpert and BD Max MRSA assays. Different MRSA strains and dilutions of each strain were tested in triplicate. ESwabs proved to be a suitable collection system for the two assays tested.<br /> (Copyright © 2014, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.)

Subjects :: Humans
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus genetics
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolation & purification
Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction methods
Specimen Handling methods
Staphylococcal Infections diagnosis

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