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Direct identification of Staphylococcus aureus from positive blood culture bottles.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  12574309     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) using peptide nucleic acid (PNA) probes targeting Staphylococcus aureus 16S rRNA is a novel method for direct identification of S. aureus from positive blood culture bottles. The test (S. aureus PNA FISH) is performed on smears made directly from positive blood culture bottles with gram-positive cocci in clusters (GPCC) and provides results within 2.5 h. A blinded comparison of S. aureus PNA FISH with standard identification methods was performed in collaboration with eight clinical microbiology laboratories. A total of 564 routine blood culture bottles positive for GPCC recovered from both aerobic and anaerobic media from three different manufacturers (ESP, BACTEC, and BacT/Alert) were included in the study. The sensitivity and specificity of S. aureus PNA FISH were 100% (57 of 57) and 99.2% (116 of 117), respectively, with 174 GPCC-positive ESP blood culture bottles, 98.5% (67 of 68) and 98.5% (129 of 131), respectively, with 200 GPCC-positive BACTEC blood culture bottles, and 100% (74 of 74) and 99.1% (115 of 116), respectively, with 190 GPCC-positive BacT/Alert blood culture bottles. It is concluded that S. aureus PNA FISH performs well with commonly used continuously monitoring blood culture systems.
Authors:
Kenneth Oliveira; Stephen M Brecher; Annette Durbin; Daniel S Shapiro; Donald R Schwartz; Paola C De Girolami; Joanna Dakos; Gary W Procop; Deborah Wilson; Chad S Hanna; Gerhard Haase; Heidrun Peltroche-Llacsahuanga; Kimberle C Chapin; Michael C Musgnug; Michael H Levi; Cynthia Shoemaker; Henrik Stender
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of clinical microbiology     Volume:  41     ISSN:  0095-1137     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Clin. Microbiol.     Publication Date:  2003 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2003-02-07     Completed Date:  2003-05-02     Revised Date:  2013-04-18    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7505564     Medline TA:  J Clin Microbiol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  889-91     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Applied Biosystems, Bedford, Boston , Massachusetts, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Bacteriological Techniques
Culture Media
DNA Probes / diagnostic use
In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence / methods*
Peptide Nucleic Acids / diagnostic use
Staphylococcus aureus / genetics,  isolation & purification*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Culture Media; 0/DNA Probes; 0/Peptide Nucleic Acids
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