Evaluation of the BD Phoenix System for detection of Methicilin Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus Isolates in comparison to BD GeneOhm MRSA Assay

Cekin Y., YAZISIZ H., Kuskucu M. A., ÖNGÜT G., Baysan B. O., Kilinckaya H., ...Daha Fazla

CLINICAL LABORATORY, cilt.60, sa.5, ss.863-867, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 60 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.7754/clin.lab.2013.130726
  • Dergi Adı: CLINICAL LABORATORY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.863-867
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: In order to identify methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates quickly, automated and semiautomated systems, commercial media, and identification kits are widely used. The Phoenix system (BD, Sparks, MD, USA) has been available since 2004 in our laboratory. This study evaluated the reliability of the Phoenix system for the detection of methicillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus isolates in comparison to BD GeneOhm MRSA assay (Becton Dickinson Diagnostics GeneOhm, CA, USA).