Evaluation of Different Phenotypic and Genotypic Methods for Detection of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus ( MRSA)

• Published in: Iranian journal of pathology Vol. 11; no. 4; pp. 370 - 376
• Main Authors: Koupahi, Hossein, Honarmand Jahromy, Sahar, Rahbar, Mohammad
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Iran Iranian Society of Pathology 01.09.2016
• Subjects: Original; Methicillin Resistant; CHOROM Agar MRSA; Staphylococcus aureus; mecA gene; Oxacillin screen Agar

Methicillin resistant (MRSA) has been emerged as a nosocomial and community acquired pathogen worldwide. There are many challenges for laboratory detection of MRSA. The aim of this study was to compare different phenotypic methods with PCR based method as a gold standard for detection of gene. A tot...