Table 1.
Results of evaluation of the hyplex MRSA Plus assay
| Isolate type (n) | No. of isolates testing positive/negative |
Sensitivity (%)a | Specificity (%)a | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mecA | mecC | S. aureus-specific target | lukS-PV–lukF-PV | |||
| MSSA (50) | 0/50 | 0/50 | 50/0 | 0/50 | 100 | 100 |
| mecA-MRSA (240)b | 240/0 | 0/50 | 240/0 | 16/224 | 100 | 100 |
| mecC-MRSA (51) | 0/51 | 51/0 | 51/0 | 0/51 | 100 | 100 |
a
Sensitivity and specificity are given for determination of MRSA and MSSA. The sensitivity and specificity for the detection of PVL-encoding genes were also 100%.
b
Including 16 isolates harboring PVL-encoding genes.