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Comparative Study
. 2010 Jun;48(6):2228-30.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.02376-09. Epub 2010 Apr 14.

Evaluation of a new selective medium, BD BBL CHROMagar MRSA II, for detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in stool specimens

Nancy L Havill  1 , John M Boyce
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Comparative Study

Evaluation of a new selective medium, BD BBL CHROMagar MRSA II, for detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in stool specimens

Nancy L Havill et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2010 Jun.

Abstract

We compared the recovery of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) on a new selective chromogenic agar, BD BBL CHROMagar MRSA II (CMRSAII), to that on traditional culture media with 293 stool specimens. The recovery of MRSA was greater on the CMRSAII agar. Screening of stool samples can identify patients who were previously unknown carriers of MRSA.

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