Comparison of two versions of the IDI-MRSA assay using charcoal swabs for prospective nasal and nonnasal surveillance samples

Sean X. Zhang; Steven J. Drews; Joanne Tomassi; Kevin C. Katz

doi:10.1128/JCM.00469-07

Comparison of two versions of the IDI-MRSA assay using charcoal swabs for prospective nasal and nonnasal surveillance samples

Sean X. Zhang, Steven J. Drews, Joanne Tomassi, Kevin C. Katz

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An updated IDI-MRSA assay version was released to address the assay's low positive predictive value (PPV). A prospective analysis of two assay versions indicated no significant improvement in the PPV. Colonization by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in 24% of patients would not have been detected if only nasal samples had been tested, as approved, by this molecular method.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	2278-2280
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of clinical microbiology
Volume	45
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.00469-07
State	Published - Jul 2007
Externally published	Yes

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