Comparison of rapid identification assays for Staphylococcus aureus.
AUTOR(ES)
Aldridge, K E
RESUMO
A total of 137 strains of Staphylococcus species were blindly tested by four rapid serological assays, and the results were compared with those of the tube coagulase assay. For the S. aureus isolates, the Sero-STAT Staph assay gave six false-negative results, four of which were for methicillin-resistant strains. The Accu -Staph, Staphylatex , and Staphyloslide assays identified all the coagulase-positive strains as Staphylococcus aureus. Among the coagulase-negative staphylococci, false-positive results were seen with strains of S. capitis. S. saprophyticus, and S. cohnii. The overall accuracy of the kits compared with the tube coagulase test ranged from 95.1 to 100%.
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