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Biosensor for Detection of Antibiotic Resistant Staphylococcus Bacteria
Published on: May 8, 2013
Optimization of a laboratory-developed test utilizing roche analyte-specific reagents for detection of Staphylococcus
Maitry S Mehta1, Suzanne M Paule, Donna M Hacek
1Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, Evanston, Illinois 60201, USA.
Journal of Clinical Microbiology
|May 2, 2008
Abstract:
Nasal and perianal swab specimens were tested for detection of Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus species (VRE) using a laboratory-developed real-time PCR test and microbiological cultures. The real-time PCR and culture results for S. aureus were similar. PCR had adequate sensitivity, but culture was more specific for the detection of VRE.
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