A Comparative Analysis of GeneXpert Real-Time PCR with Culture for the Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Colonization in Selected Hospital Admissions

Table 1

PCR results.

	History of MRSA	High risk groups	Total
No. of patients	147	195	342
No. of PCR positive	56	47	103
Percent positive	38%**	24%	30%

∗∗Percent positive significantly higher in patients with a history of MRSA infection or colonization than in patients in high risk groups.
P < 0.01 by Chi square test.