Direct Detection of Methicillin Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus in Blood Culture Broth by Use of a Penicillin Binding Protein 2a Latex Agglutination Test

作者：Qian Qinfang^*; Venkataraman Lata; Kirby James E; Gold Howard S; Yamazumi Toshiaki

来源：Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 2010, 48(4): 1420-1421.

DOI：10.1128/JCM.01517-09

We studied the utility of performing a penicillin binding protein 2a latex agglutination (PBP-LA) assay directly on Bactec blood culture broth samples containing Staphylococcus aureus to rapidly detect methicillin resistance. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value of this method were 94.1%, 97.5%, 98%, and 92.9%, respectively.

• 出版日期2010-4