Research Article
Usefulness of Multiplex Real-Time PCR for Simultaneous Pathogen Detection and Resistance Profiling of Staphylococcal Bacteremia
Table 3
Comparison of results by real-time PCR with direct specimen and results by MicroScan WalkAway system (thirteen isolates of nonstaphylococci are excluded.).
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All the results of mecA were in concordance with phenotypic methicillin resistance. Methicillin-resistant S. aureus. Methicillin-susceptible S. aureus. Methicillin-resistant S. epidermidis. Methicillin-susceptible S. epidermidis. Methicillin-resistant non-S. epidermidis CoNS. Methicillin-susceptible non-S. epidermidis CoNS. |