Verification of the IDI-MRSA Assay for Detecting Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Diverse Specimen Types in a Core Clinical Laboratory Setting
- 1 October 2006
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 44 (10) , 3794-3796
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.01509-06
Abstract
The IDI-MRSA assay has a sensitivity of 96% and a specificity of 96% when used to screen patients at extranasal sites. This verification study used previously unverified swabs and was undertaken in a core medical laboratory using nonmicrobiology technologists trained in sample processing, molecular laboratory work flow, and PCR practice.Keywords
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