TABLE 1.

Results of SAM2-PCR compared with those of culture and susceptibility identification

Isolate identification by culture and susceptibility testing	No. of isolates identified by PCR with indicated resultb
	nuc+ mec+	nuc+ mec−	nuc− mec+	nuc− mec−
MSSA (n = 154)	1	152	0	1
MRSA (n = 65)	64	0	0	1
MSSE (n = 138)	0	0	8	130
MRSE (n = 274)	0	0	265	9
Othera (n = 27)	0	0	0	27

^aNonstaphylococcal (Micrococcus spp., Streptococcus spp., Enterococcus spp.).

^b+, positive; −, negative.