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Comparison of two primary screening media for detection of MRSA in 455 clinical specimens
| Medium | No. of MRSA detected ata:
|
No. of non-MRSA mannitol-fermenting colony typesb | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 h | 48 h | ||
| ORSAB | 79 (76) | 102 (98) | 36 (26) |
| MSA | 67 (64) | 100 (96) | 77 (44) |
Values in parentheses are percentages. The P value for 24-h data was 0.10, and the P value for 48-h data was 0.68.
P value was 0.001.
