Comparison of mannitol salt agar and blood agar plates for identification and susceptibility testing of Staphylococcus aureus in specimens from cystic fibrosis patients

  • J Clin Microbiol. 2006 Dec;44(12):4545-6. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01129-06.
Susan E Sharp  1 ,  Cindy Searcy
Affiliations
  • 1. Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, and Regional Laboratory, Kaiser Permanente, Airport Way Laboratory, 13705 NE Airport Way, Portland, OR 97230, USA. [email protected]
PMID: 17021065 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01129-06
Abstract

Antimicrobial susceptibilities of Staphylococcus aureus strains can be determined accurately by using isolates from mannitol salt agar, and yellow isolates on mannitol salt agar at quantities of >1+ can be reported as S. aureus. These methods decrease the time to identification/antimicrobial susceptibility testing of S. aureus and decrease costs through eliminating additional testing.