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We evaluated the performance of the ChromID MRSA/ChromID S. aureus biplate for the simultaneous detection of Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) in preoperative screening samples. The sensitivity and specificity were 94.2% and 93.6%, respectively, for the S. aureus compartment and 92.9% and 99.7% for the MRSA compartment after 48 h incubation.

Staphylococcus aureus is a common cause of health care-associated infections (1,–[1]3). It is a major health concern because human carriers can spread S. aureus (3, 4). In particular, methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) is an important concern because it causes infections with higher mortality than infections caused by methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (5).

Screening on hospital admission for surgical procedures and ...