Mohammad Rahbar
Department of Microbiology, Reference Laboratories of Iran Damavand Ave, Bo-Ali Hospital, P.O. Box 1455-4189, Tehran, Iran
Parisa Islami
Department of Microbiology, Milad Hospital, Tehran, Iran
Mahnaz` Saremi
Department of Microbiology, Reference Laboratories of Iran Damavand Ave, Bo-Ali Hospital, P.O. Box 1455-4189, Tehran, Iran
Four laboratory methods including, E-test MIC, Oxacillin screen agar, manitol salt agar plus oxacillin and CHROMagar MRSA were compared for detection of methicilin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). CHROMagar MRSA had a high sensitivity and specificity comparing to conventional E-test method. Sensitivity and specificity by manitol salt agar was 95 and 100%, respectively, while oxacillin screening agar method had 100% sensitivity and 95% specificity.
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Mohammad Rahbar, Parisa Islami and Mahnaz` Saremi, 2008. Evaluation of a New CHROMagar Medium for Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, 11: 496-498.
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2008.496.498
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=pjbs.2008.496.498
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2008.496.498
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=pjbs.2008.496.498