Evaluation of brilliance MRSA 2 agar for detection of Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus in clinical samples

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We compared 2 chromogenic media (Oxoid Brilliance MRSA 2 agar [Thermo Fisher Scientific] and MRSA-ID [bioMérieux]) for the detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in 1,368 hospital samples. For both media, broth enrichment was essential to obtain satisfactory diagnostic performance. Although with direct cultures only, the diagnostic performance (particularly sensitivity) of Brilliance MRSA 2 agar appears better than that of MRSA-ID, no difference in sensitivity or specificity between the media was detected after inclusion of an enrichment step.© 2013, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

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Veenemans, J., Verhulst, C., Punselie, R., Van Keulen, P. H. J., & Kluytmans, J. A. J. W. (2013). Evaluation of brilliance MRSA 2 agar for detection of Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus in clinical samples. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 51(3), 1026–1027. https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.02995-12

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