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ArticleEuropean journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology2025

Diagnostic methods and protocols for rapid determination of methicillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections: a comparative analysis.

Matteo Boattini, Luisa Guarrasi, Sara Comini, Guido Ricciardelli, Roberto Casale, Rossana Cavallo, Cristina Costa, Gabriele Bianco

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Article in European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. Direct MALDI-TOF MS identification and EUCAST RAST from positive blood cultures: impact on turnaround time in bloodstream infections.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Matteo BoattiniDepartment of Public Health and Paediatrics, University of Torino, Turin, Italy.
Luisa GuarrasiDepartment of Public Health and Paediatrics, University of Torino, Turin, Italy.
Sara CominiDepartment of Public Health and Paediatrics, University of Torino, Turin, Italy.
Guido RicciardelliDepartment of Public Health and Paediatrics, University of Torino, Turin, Italy.
Roberto CasaleDepartment of Public Health and Paediatrics, University of Torino, Turin, Italy.
Rossana CavalloDepartment of Public Health and Paediatrics, University of Torino, Turin, Italy.
Cristina CostaDepartment of Public Health and Paediatrics, University of Torino, Turin, Italy.
Gabriele BiancoMicrobiology and Virology Unit, University Hospital Città Della Salute E Della Scienza Di Torino, Turin, Italy. gabriele.bianco@unisalento.it.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo evaluate diagnostic performance of four diagnostic methods for rapid determination of methicillin resistance in S. aureus positive blood cultures (BCs).

methodsClinical and spiked BCs were subjected to the evaluation of the following methods and protocols: a. Eazyplex

resultsEazyplex

conclusionsThe Eazyplex

Indexed as

BacteremiaMethicillin ResistanceMethicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureusMolecular Diagnostic TechniquesStaphylococcal InfectionsAnti-Bacterial AgentsBlood CultureHumansMicrobial Sensitivity TestsNucleic Acid Amplification TechniquesSensitivity and SpecificitySpectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-IonizationAnti-Bacterial AgentsClearview™ PBP2a SA Culture Colony testEazyplex® MRSA plusEUCAST RASTImmunochromatographyMALDI-TOF MS subtypingMRSAS. aureus

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PMID39838142
PMCPMC11946978

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