Publication Name	World Journal of Translational Medicine
Manuscript ID	2203
Country	Türkiye

Received	2013-02-06 08:59
Peer-Review Started	2013-02-06 11:25
To Make the First Decision	2013-05-02 10:26
Return for Revision	2013-05-13 14:55
Revised	2013-05-13 19:58
Second Decision	2013-07-05 10:38
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2013-07-05 12:25
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Category	Microbiology
Manuscript Type	Autobiography
Article Title	Evaluation of three methods for detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Asli Gamze Sener, Sevin Kirdar, Ilhan Afsar and Mustafa Demirci
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Dr. Asli Gamze Sener, Associate Professor, Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Ataturk Training and Research Hospital, 1834 sk. No. 9/4, 35360 Izmir, Turkey. agsener@gmail.com
Key Words	Culture; Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Molecular assays
Core Tip	For the identification of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), GenoType MRSA Direct assay and cultivation were evaluated by using mecA polymerase chain reaction (PCR) as the “gold standard” assay. Fifty-four specimens (88.5%) were negative by all three methods. Six swabs (9.8%) were found positive by GenoType MRSA Direct test, conventional culture method and automated bacterial identification system. The presence of mecA in these strains was confirmed by PCR. One swab sample was negative for culture methods but MRSA and mecA gene were detected by GenoType MRSA Direct test and mecA PCR respectively. It was found that the GenoType MRSA Direct assay, which is a rapid and accurate test, is of the same sensitivity and specificity with mecA PCR.
Publish Date	2013-07-25 16:38
Citation	Gamze Sener A, Kirdar S, Afsar I, Demirci M. Evaluation of three methods for detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. World J Transl Med 2013; 2(3): 22-26
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/2220-6132/full/v2/i3/22.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.5528/wjtm.v2.i3.22

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