Evaluation of the BD GeneOhm methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) assay as a method for detection of MRSA isolates, using a large collection of European and North African isolates

J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Dec;52(12):4372-4. doi: 10.1128/JCM.02139-14. Epub 2014 Oct 1.

Abstract

Using a large collection of European and North African methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates with a variety of genetic backgrounds and staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) types, we evaluated the reliability of the BD GeneOhm MRSA assay. Results revealed high performance of this test for detecting MRSA strains provided from Europe and North Africa (98.3%).

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Africa, Northern
  • Bacteriological Techniques / methods*
  • DNA, Bacterial / genetics
  • Europe
  • Humans
  • Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / genetics*
  • Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification*
  • Molecular Diagnostic Techniques / methods*
  • Staphylococcal Infections / diagnosis*
  • Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology

Substances

  • DNA, Bacterial