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. 2007 Jul;45(7):2281-3.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.01600-06. Epub 2007 May 9.

Use of CultureSwab Plus swabs with Amies gel agar for testing of naris specimens with the GeneOhm MRSA assay

P P Bourbeau  1 , J A Riley, B C Shoemaker, K S Jones
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Use of CultureSwab Plus swabs with Amies gel agar for testing of naris specimens with the GeneOhm MRSA assay

P P Bourbeau et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2007 Jul.

Abstract

The GeneOhm MRSA assay detects nasal colonization with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). We compared the use of seeded swabs with liquid Stuart's medium and that of seeded swabs with Amies gel for the assay. Overall, the swabs with liquid Stuart's medium detected significantly greater numbers of MRSA than the swabs with Amies gel (P = 0.0003).

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