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Quantification by Real-Time PCR Assay of Staphylococcus aureus Load: a Useful Tool for Rapidly Identifying Persistent Nasal Carriers

Year: 2012

Type: article

Abstract: The Cepheid Xpert MRSA/SA nasal PCR assay was compared to culture for quantifying Staphylococcus aureus load from 104 nasal samples (r = 0.91, P < 0.0001). Using a bacterial load-based algorithm, the test was found able to predict the carrier state in 32 of 35 healthy volunteers (22 persistent and 13 nonpersistent carriers).

Source: Journal of Clinical Microbiology

DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00157-12

Authors: Paul O. Verhoeven, Florence Grattard, Anne Carricajo, Frédéric Lucht, Céline Cazorla, Olivier Garraud, Bruno Pozzetto, Philippe Berthelot

Institutions: Université de Lyon, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint-Étienne

Language: English

Topic: Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus

Subfield: Infectious Diseases

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2034215875

FWCI: 1.788

Cites: 11

Cited by: 16

Related to: 10