Assessing the performance of the Cepheid Xpert in identifying and differentiating methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from blood culture bottles.

Parkes-Smith, Jill; Bergh, Haakon; Harris, Patrick N A

Parkes-Smith, Jill; Bergh, Haakon; Harris, Patrick N A.

Affiliation

Parkes-Smith J; Pathology Queensland, Central Microbiology, Queensland Health, RBWH Herston Campus, Herston, Qld, Australia.
Bergh H; Pathology Queensland, Central Microbiology, Queensland Health, RBWH Herston Campus, Herston, Qld, Australia.
Harris PNA; Pathology Queensland, Central Microbiology, Queensland Health, RBWH Herston Campus, Herston, Qld, Australia; University of Queensland, Faculty of Medicine, UQ Centre for Clinical Research, RBWH Herston Campus, Qld, Australia. Electronic address: patrick.harris2@health.qld.gov.au.

Pathology ; 55(1): 113-116, 2023 Feb.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36130845

Subject(s)

Bacteremia; Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Staphylococcal Infections; Humans; Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus/genetics; Staphylococcus aureus; Methicillin; Bacteremia/diagnosis; Blood Culture/methods; Staphylococcal Infections/diagnosis; Staphylococcus; Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology

Key words

MRSA; MSSA; MecA; Staphylococcus aureus; bacteraemia; toxicity; vancomycin

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Health context: 4_TD Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Staphylococcal Infections / Bacteremia / Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Limits: Humans Language: En Journal: Pathology Year: 2023 Document type: Article

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