MRSA Differentiation

LABOKLIN Service ID: 2217


only after prior bacteriology – test number 150 or 588

Material

swab with medium (skin, eye, pharynx, nose, etc.)

Parameter

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Method

bacterial culture (on standard and special culture media)

Duration

3 - 4 days

Remark

  • Detection of methicillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus is also possible by PCR after growing a culture (detection of the resistance gene MecA or MecC).
  • The test for MRSA is also part of the service "Analysis of Multidrug-resistant Bacteria“