Medical Microbiology & Diagnosis

Rowena Matias

Publications

• Research Article
  Comparative Evaluation of Biomed InTray^® Colorex MRSA with BD ESwab Collection Kit/ BBL™ CHROMagar^® MRSA II
  Author(s): Kiran H Bijlani, Marcela Gomez, Rowena Matias, Ana Najafi, Ron Najafi and Sridhar ArumugamKiran H Bijlani, Marcela Gomez, Rowena Matias, Ana Najafi, Ron Najafi and Sridhar Arumugam
  
  Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is one of the most dangerous antibiotic resistant pathogens and a common cause of most health-care acquired infections. MRSA causes skin, wound and bloodstream infections that can cause sepsis and ultimately lead to death. CDC and WHO have listed MRSA as a serious threat infection and included in The National Action Plan for Combating Antibiotic-resistant Bacteria. Early, reliable, and accurate diagnosis of MRSA in a clinical setting is critical for the treatment and control of infection in hospitals and the community. We comparatively evaluated the efficacy of two commercial diagnostic systems, Biomed InTray® Colorex and BDTM ESwab Regular Collection Kit/ BBL™ CHROMagar® (ESwab + CHROMagar®) to recover 51 MRSA clinical isolates. The percentage recovery of MRSA clinical isolates in InTray® and in ESwab +.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-0703.1000273

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