Conventional culturea | BD GeneOhm™ MRSA PCR | Xpert MRSA assayb | |
---|---|---|---|
(Number = 163) | (Number = 89) | (Number = 74) | |
Time from start of isolation to delivery of specimen to lab, hoursc | 14.6 (0.5-19.9) | 16.3 (0-19.9)d | 5.8 (0.5-18.2)d |
Time from arrival in the lab to definite test result, hourse | 72.5 (67.0-96.0) | 18.5 (5.3-24.0) | 2.6 (1.7-20.4) |
Time from start isolation to definite test result, hours | 91.2 (71.0-113.8) | 25.2 (18.0-43.4) | 21.1 (5.3-28.3) |
Isolation discontinued based on test, numberf | 48/163 | 40/89 | 62/74 |
Time from definite test result to discontinuation of isolation, hoursg | 0.7 (0-1.9) | 1.0 (0.2-6.0) | 0.2 (0-0.5) |
Duration of isolation, hoursg | 96.0 (78.7-113.5) | 27.6 (23.0-48.5) | 21.4 (14.6-37.2) |