TABLE 1.
The 15 MRSA strains detected by different screening methods and their sample types in the study
| Sample or strain (n = 15) | Sample type | Resultsa with:
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| Broth-PCR (nuc, overnight culture) | Broth enrichment method
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Plating method
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| Turbidity
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MRSA detected | Blood agar plate
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MSA plate
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| Overnight culture | 2-day culture | Overnight culture | 2-day culture | Overnight culture | 2-day culture | |||||
| 1 | Wound or abscess | + | − | + | + | + | ND | − | − | |
| 2 | Anterior nares | + | + | ND | + | + | ND | + | ND | |
| 3 | Wound or abscess | + | + | ND | + | + | ND | + | ND | |
| 4 | Anterior nares | + | + | ND | + | + | ND | + | ND | |
| 5 | Wound or abscess | + | + | ND | + | + | ND | + | ND | |
| 6 | Anterior nares | + | − | + | + | + | ND | − | + | |
| 7 | Perineum | + | − | + | + | + | ND | − | + | |
| 8 | Urine | + | − | + | + | + | ND | − | + | |
| 9 | Sputum | + | − | + | + | − | − | − | + | |
| 10 | Perineum | + | + | ND | + | + | ND | + | ND | |
| 11 | Anterior nares | + | + | ND | + | + | ND | + | ND | |
| 12 | Wound or abscess | + | − | + | + | − | − | − | − | |
| 13 | Perineum | − | − | + | − | − | − | − | + | |
| 14 | Vestibulum nasi | + | + | ND | + | + | ND | − | + | |
| 15 | Urine | + | + | ND | + | + | ND | − | + | |
| No. of positive cases among the 15 MRSA samples | 14 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 7 | ||
a
+, positive; −, negative; ND, not determined.