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. 2004 Jun;42(6):2780-2.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.42.6.2780-2782.2004.

Evaluation of the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)-Screen latex agglutination test for detection of MRSA of animal origin

John H Lee  1 , Jae-Myung Jeong, Yong-Ho Park, Sung-Sun Choi, Yong-Hwan Kim, Joon-Seok Chae, Jin-San Moon, Hyun Park, Shin Kim, Seong-Kug Eo
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Evaluation of the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)-Screen latex agglutination test for detection of MRSA of animal origin

John H Lee et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2004 Jun.

Abstract

Methicillin (oxacillin)-resistant staphylococci (MRS) have emerged as major clinical and epidemiological pathogens, and there have been frequent reports of MRS infections in the veterinary field. The MRSA-Screen latex agglutination test (Denka Seiken Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan) was compared with an oxacillin agar screen test, MIC determination, and mecA PCR assay, the "gold standard." In an analysis of 15 mecA-positive and 48 mecA-negative S. aureus animal isolates, as well as 9 mecA-positive and 147 mecA-negative, coagulase-negative staphylococcal animal isolates, the latex agglutination test surpassed the widely used oxacillin agar screen method and MIC determination, with a sensitivity and a specificity of 100%. The MRSA-Screen test is a reliable and rapid method of detecting MRS in the veterinary field.

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