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Biosensor for Detection of Antibiotic Resistant Staphylococcus Bacteria
Published on: May 8, 2013
Rapid identification of Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin resistance by flow cytometry using a peptide nucleic
Nabin K Shrestha1, Nikole M Scalera, Deborah A Wilson
1Department of Infectious Disease, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue/G-21, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. shrestn@ccf.org
Abstract:
A total of 56 Staphylococcus aureus isolates incubated for 2 h in the presence or absence of oxacillin were analyzed by flow cytometry after labeling with an S. aureus-specific peptide nucleic acid (PNA) probe. Two defined ratios, the paired signal count ratio (PSCR) and the gate signal count ratio (GSCR), differentiated methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) and methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (MSSA) with sensitivities of 100% each and specificities of 96% and 100%, respectively.
