TABLE 6.

Assay applicability assessed with swabs from random patients attending an outpatient clinic.

		Clinical Culture results
Patient	Swab	MRSA	MSSA	MR-CoNS	MS-CoNS	Summary	Real-time PCR result	Assay agreement
1	N	–	–	–	+	No MRSA	–	√
	T	–	+	–	–	No MRSA	–	√
	K	–	–	+	+	No MRSA	–	√
2	N	–	+	–	+	No MRSA	–	√
	T	–	–	–	+	No MRSA	–	√
	K	–	–	+	+	No MRSA	–	√
3	N	–	+	+	–	No MRSA	–	√
	T	–	–	–	–	No MRSA	–	√
	V	–	+	–	+	No MRSA	–	√
4	N	–	+	–	+	No MRSA	–	√
	T	–	–	–	–	No MRSA	–	√
	K	–	–	–	+	No MRSA	–	√
5	N	–	+	–	+	No MRSA	–	√
	T	–	–	–	–	No MRSA	–	√
	K	–	–	–	+	No MRSA	–	√
6	N	–	+	–	+	No MRSA	–	√
	T	–	–	–	–	No MRSA	–	√
	K	–	–	+	+	No MRSA	–	√
7	N	–	–	–	+	No MRSA	–	√
	T	–	+	–	–	No MRSA	–	√
	K	–	–	–	+	No MRSA	–	√
8	N	–	+	–	+	No MRSA	–	√
	T	–	–	–	+	No MRSA	–	√
	K	–	–	–	+	No MRSA	–	√
9	N	–	–	–	+	No MRSA	–	√
	T	–	–	–	+	No MRSA	–	√
	K	–	–	–	+	No MRSA	–	√
10	N	–	+	–	+	No MRSA	–	√
	T	–	+	–	–	No MRSA	–	√
	K	–	–	–	+	No MRSA	–	√
11	N	–	–	–	+	No MRSA	–	√
	T	–	–	–	–	No MRSA	–	√
	G	–	–	–	+	No MRSA	–	√
12	G	–	–	+	–	No MRSA	–	√
	V	–	–	+	+	No MRSA	–	√
	T	–	–	–	–	No MRSA	–	√
13	N	–	–	+	+	No MRSA	–	√
	T	–	–	–	–	No MRSA	–	√
	G	–	–	+	+	No MRSA	–	√
14	N	–	+	–	+	No MRSA	–	√
	T	–	–	–	–	No MRSA	–	√
	G	–	–	–	+	No MRSA	–	√

N, nasal; T, throat; K, perianal-perineal; V, vaginal; G, groin; + positive result (strain type was present or PCR was positive); −, negative result (strain type was not present or PCR was negative);, clinical culture and PCR assay agree.