CHROMagar™ MRSA - 5000 ml

Description

Chromogenic medium for isolation and differentiation of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) including low level MRSA.

The product is composed of a powder base and 1 supplement.

MEDIUM PERFORMANCE:
1. Fast: MRSA mauve colonies in 18-24 h.
2. Reliable: CHROMagar™ MRSA, introduced in 2002, was the first chromogenic medium for MRSA detection. It lead to such significant reductions in both, the response time and laboratory workload, that it allowed an absolutely necessary wide-scale patient screening.
3. Rapidly detect MRSA strains with heterogeneous resistance with better sensitivity than oxacillin.
4. High sensitivity: The medium exhibits sensitivity and specificity values close to 100 %. CHROMagar™ MRSA allows an accurate detection of MRSA with a higher level of sensitivity than oxacillin containing media.
5. Easy interpretation: intense mauve colony colour.

TYPICAL APPEARANCE OF MICROORGANISMS:
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) → rose to mauve
Methicillin Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) → inhibited
Other bacteria → blue, colourless or inhibited

The major issue with this pathogen is its resistance to a large panel of antibiotics, among them beta-lactam antibiotics, limiting the therapeutic options for clinicians.

Other package sizes: Bulk on request.