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- Title
Failure of Broth-Based Tests to Detect Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Clinical Specimen.
- Authors
Schwaber, M. J.; Navon-Venezia, S.; Leavitt, A.; Mekuzas, Y.; Hammer-Münz, O.; Schlesinger, J.; Schwartz, D.; Carmeli, Y.
- Abstract
Reports on failure of broth-based tests to detect methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in a clinical specimen. Warning issued by the bioMerieux company regarding the failure of the VITEK system to detect MRSA strains; Rejection of possible treatment with any anti-staphylococcal beta-lactam agent; Guidelines developed by the National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards for susceptibility testing of Staphylococcus aureus.
- Subjects
METHICILLIN resistance; STAPHYLOCOCCUS aureus; STAPHYLOCOCCUS aureus infections; DRUG resistance in microorganisms; ANTIBACTERIAL agents; BIOMERIEUX Inc.
- Publication
European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 2004, Vol 23, Issue 4, p348
- ISSN
0934-9723
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10096-004-1101-0