TABLE 1.
Comparison of tests for the identification of S. aureusa
| Test and centerb | Sensitivity (%)
|
Specificityc | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSSA | MRSA | All isolates | ||
| Slidex Staph Plus | 98.9 | 97.1 | 98.2 | 98.9 |
| Zurich | 98.0 | 95.9 | 97.3 | 99.3 |
| Lyon | 98.7 | 97.3 | 98.0 | 98.7 |
| Tilburg | 100 | 98.0 | 99.3 | 98.7 |
| Staphaurex Plus | 98.2 | 98.2 | 98.2 | 96.2 |
| Zurich | 98.0 | 100 | 98.7 | 95.1 |
| Lyon | 96.1 | 97.3 | 96.7 | 96.0 |
| Tilburg | 100 | 98.0 | 99.3 | 97.4 |
| Pastorex Staph-Plus | 98.6 | 98.8 | 98.7 | 95.7 |
| Zurich | 98.0 | 100 | 98.7 | 95.8 |
| Lyon | 98.7 | 97.3 | 98.0 | 95.3 |
| Tilburg | 99.0 | 100 | 99.3 | 96.0 |
| Tube coagulase | 99.3 | 100 | 99.6 | 99.5 |
| Zurich | 99.0 | 100 | 99.3 | 99.3 |
| Lyon | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Tilburg | 99.0 | 100 | 99.3 | 99.3 |
a
Values were determined with 892 staphylococcal isolates, composed of 449 S. aureus (171 methicillin resistant) and 443 CoNS isolates.
b
Zurich, Department of Clinical Microbiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Lyon, Laboratory of Microbiology Hospital Edouard Herriot, Lyon, France; Tilburg, Department of Clinical Microbiology, St. Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands.
c
The specificity of Slidex Staph Plus is statistically significantly higher than those of Staphaurex Plus and Pastorex Staph-Plus (P < 0.05).