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Table 1 Comparison of the BacLite Rapid MRSA test results with those obtained by the reference method

From: Evaluation of BacLite Rapid MRSA, a rapid culture based screening test for the detection of ciprofloxacin and methicillin resistant S. aureus (MRSA) from screening swabs

  

BacLite MRSA positive

BacLite MRSA negative

Total

Reference method: MSAO culture and confirmatory tests

Positive

142

15

157

 

Negative

53

1172

1225

 

Total

195

1187

1382