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. 2006 Oct;44(10):3794-6.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.01509-06.

Verification of the IDI-MRSA assay for detecting methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in diverse specimen types in a core clinical laboratory setting

Steven J Drews  1 , Barbara M Willey, Nathan Kreiswirth, Min Wang, Teresa Ianes, Jayne Mitchell, Mary Latchford, Allison J McGeer, Kevin C Katz
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Verification of the IDI-MRSA assay for detecting methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in diverse specimen types in a core clinical laboratory setting

Steven J Drews et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2006 Oct.

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.

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