The sensitivity of an immunochromatographic assay for detecting methicillin resistance (PBP2a SA Culture Colony Test, Alere-Abbott) on shortly incubated subcultures of staphylococci in blood cultures was evaluated. The assay is highly sensitive for the detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus after 4 hour-subculture but requires 6 hour-incubation for methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci.
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