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MRSA WOUND SCREENING (CLINICAL SPECIMEN)

Synonym(s):

​MRSA Wound Screening (Patient, without antibiotic susceptibility test)

Description

Indications

Specimen Required

​Wound swab using eSwab

Storage and Transport

​Despatch all samples to Diagnostic Bacteriology laboratory as soon as possible

Method

​Culture

Test Results

​Positive for MRSA;
No methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated

Reference Interval / Value

Turnaround Time

​2 -3 days

Day(s) Test Set up

​Daily

Remarks

​Susceptibility testing is not performed for this test.

Dry swab will be rejected

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