Abstract
We compared the BD GeneOhm methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) PCR assay to culture with BBL CHROMagar MRSA for nasal surveillance among 602 arrestees from the Baltimore City Jail. The sensitivity and specificity were 88.5% and 91.0%, respectively, and after secondary analysis using enrichment broth, they were 89.0% and 91.7%, respectively. Twenty-three of 42 false-positive PCR lysates contained methicillin-susceptible S. aureus.
Publication types
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Comparative Study
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged, 80 and over
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Bacteriological Techniques / methods*
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Baltimore
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Carrier State / diagnosis*
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Carrier State / microbiology
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Culture Media / chemistry
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False Positive Reactions
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Humans
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Male
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Methicillin Resistance*
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Middle Aged
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Nose / microbiology*
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Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods
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Prisons
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Sensitivity and Specificity
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Staphylococcal Infections / diagnosis*
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Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology
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Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects
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Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification*