PMID: 9554181Apr 29, 1998Paper

Identification of oxacillin-susceptible and oxacillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus using commercial latex agglutination tests

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease
W C SummersK B Waites

Abstract

Four hundred thirteen Staphylococcus sp. were identified by Staphaurex, Staphaurex Plus, and BACTiStaph kits using tube coagulase as reference. Among 222 coagulase-positive isolates, 56 were oxacillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. All tests were accurate in distinguishing between coagulase-positive and -negative staphylococci with sensitivities and specificities > or = 97% and only nine discrepancies.

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