Table 1.
MRSA testing modality | Number of studies | Sensitivity, % (95% CI) | Specificity, % (95% CI) |
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Culture 48 h | 7 | 86.9 (74.7–93.7) | 89.7 (77.7–95.6)a |
Chromogenic media, 18–24 h | 28 | 78.3 (71.0–84.1)a,b | 98.6 (97.7–99.1)b,c |
Chromogenic media, 48 h | 24 | 87.6 (82.1–91.6) | 94.7 (91.6–96.8) |
PCR | 15 | 92.5 (87.4–95.9) | 97.0 (94.5–98.4) |
Adapted from data presented in Luteijn et al. [53]
Abbreviations: CI confidence interval, MRSA methicillin-resistant S. aureus, PCR polymerase chain reaction
a P <0.05 vs PCR
b P <0.05 vs chromogenic media at 48 h
c P < 0.05 vs culture at 48 h