Oxacillin susceptibility testing of staphylococci directly from bactec plus blood cultures by the BBL crystal MRSA ID system

Authors
Kubina, M Jaulhac, B Delabranche, X Lindenmann, C Piemont, Y Monteil, H
Citation
M. Kubina et al., Oxacillin susceptibility testing of staphylococci directly from bactec plus blood cultures by the BBL crystal MRSA ID system, J CLIN MICR, 37(6), 1999, pp. 2034-2036
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease",Microbiology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00951137 → ACNP
Volume
37
Issue
6
Year of publication
1999
Pages
2034 - 2036
Database
ISI
SICI code
0095-1137(199906)37:6<2034:OSTOSD>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
The BBL Crystal MRSA ID test (Becton Dickinson) was applied directly to blo od culture vials containing clusters of gram-positive cocci. The sensitivit y and specificity of the test were 84 and 100% and 54 and 100% for vials co ntaining Staphylococcus aureas and coagulase-negative staphylococci, respec tively. This test is a reliable method for direct detection of methicillin resistance in positive blood culture vials when S. aureus is identified in parallel by rapid identification procedures.