Abstract
The presence ofStaphylococcus aureus in positive blood cultures could be rapidly confirmed by the use of a commercial test kit (Rapidec Staph; bioMérieux, France) that detects coagulase in the culture broth after 2 h of incubation. This kit detected all 35Staphylococcus aureus strains from 117 blood cultures with gram-positive cocci growing in clusters. The sensitivity and the specificity of the technique were 100% and 98.8%, respectively. The Rapidec Staph kit appears to be a simple and reliable technique for the rapid detection ofStaphylococcus aureus in blood cultures.
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Neyret, C., Lelièvre, H., Lina, G. et al. Evaluation of a commercial test kit for rapid detection ofStaphylococcus aureus in blood cultures. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 16, 165–166 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01709479
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01709479