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. 2009 Mar 18;47(5):1524–1527. doi: 10.1128/JCM.02153-08

TABLE 3.

spa and SCCmec types of the 44 BD GeneOhm MRSA assay false-negative MRSA isolates

spa type-SCCmec type No. not detected No. positive No. tested
t012-IVa 1 0 1
t024-IVa 28 5a 33
t350-IVa 1 0 1
t351-IVa 1 0 1
t430-IVa 4 0 4
t648-IVa 1 0 1
t690-IVa 1 0 1
t842-IVa 4 0 4
t846-IVa 1 0 1
t019-IVc 1 15 16
t688-V 1 0 1
Total 44 20 64
a

Positive in late cycles.