Evaluation of BBL crystal MRSA ID system

Evaluation of the BBL Crystal MRSA ID System for detection of oxacillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus.

AIMS To evaluate the BBL Crystal MRSA ID System for detection of oxacillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus. METHODS 52 methicillin resistant S aureus (MRSA) from five different countries and 85 methicillin susceptible S aureus (MSSA) were included. The species was confirmed by tube coagulation and detection of the clumping factor using the Staphaurex Plus. Clonal non-identity of the MRSA ...

Technical report Evaluation of the BBL Crystal MRSA ID System for detection of oxacillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus

Aims—To evaluate the BBL® CrystalTM MRSA ID System for detection of oxacillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus. Methods—52 methicillin resistant S aureus (MRSA) from five diVerent countries and 85 methicillin susceptible S aureus (MSSA) were included. The species was confirmed by tube coagulation and detection of the clumping factor using the Staphaurex Plus. Clonal non-identity of the MRSA ...

Evaluation of the BBL Crystal Anaerobe identification system.

The BBL Crystal Anaerobe (ANR) identification system was evaluated, and the results were compared with those from conventional anaerobic methods. We tested 322 clinically significant anaerobic bacteria according to the manufacturer's instructions. The system identified correctly 286 of 322 (88.8%) of the anaerobic bacteria tested. Of these, 263 of 322 (81.7%) were identified correctly on initia...

Evaluation of The BIOMIC V3 Microbiology System for Identification of Selected Species on BBL CHROMagar Orientation and CHROMagar MRSA

Evaluation of three rapid methods for detection of methicillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus.

The probe-based Velogene Rapid MRSA Identification Assay (ID Biomedical Corp., Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) and the latex agglutination MRSA-Screen (Denka Seiken Co., Tokyo, Japan) were evaluated for their ability to identify methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and to distinguish strains of MRSA from borderline oxacillin-resistant S. aureus (BORSA; mecA-negative, oxacilli...