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US 2010/0304414 A1Published application
Methods and Devices for Detecting Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
AssigneeDai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
InventorsDorothy Joanis, Myron Whipkey, Erin Hayes, Steven Muszynski, Alan H. Davis, Kristin Gordon, Roger N. Piasio, Norman James Moore
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Abstract
Provided are methods and devices for detecting methicillin-resistant Staphylcoccus aureus.
Claims9
A method, comprising:
- a. using a first immunoassay to detect whether a particular gram positive bacteria is present in a sample from a gram positive blood culture;
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- b. using a second immunoassay to detect the presence of a marker for antibiotic resistance.
A method, comprising:
- a. detecting, using a first immunoassay, whether Staphylococcus aureus or another species of Staphylococcus is present in a sample from a gram positive blood culture;
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- b. determining, in the sample from the gram positive blood culture via a second immunoasssay, whether the detected species of Staphylococcus is methicillin resistant.
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