Usefulness of Multiplex Real-Time PCR for Simultaneous Pathogen Detection and Resistance Profiling of Staphylococcal Bacteremia

Table 5

The discordant results between real-time PCR with direct specimen, real-time PCR with subcultured colonies, and MicroScan WalkAway system.

Real-time PCR with; direct specimen	Real-time PCR with subcultured colonies	MicroScan; WalkAway system	Number
MRSE	MRSE	MRCoNS	3
MRSE	MRSE	MSSE	1
MRSE	MRSE	MR staphylococci	3
MSSE	MSSE	MSCoNS	1
MRCoNS	MRCoNS	MRSE	1
MRCoNS	MRCoNS	MSCoNS	1
MSCoNS	MSCoNS	MSSE	1
MSCoNS	MSCoNS	MRCoNS	3
MRSA	MSSA	MSSA	1
MRSA	MRCoNS	MRSA	1
MRSE	MSSE	MSSE	1
MRSE	MRCoNS	MRCoNS	1
MRSE	MRCoNS	MRSE	4

MRSE, methicillin-resistant S. epidermidis.
MRCoNS, methicillin-resistant non-S. Epidermidis CoNS.
MSSE, methicillin-susceptible S. epidermidis.
MSCoNS, methicillin-susceptible non-S. epidermidis CoNS.
MRSA, methicillin-resistant S. aureus.
MSSA, methicillin-susceptible S. aureus.