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Xpert MRSA NxG is an accurate PCR test that rapidly identifies MRSA colonized patients. More...

Xpert MRSA NxG is an accurate PCR test that rapidly identifies MRSA colonized patients. Phenotypically methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolate NL1 recovered from patient in hospital in the Netherlands was mecA-positive but SCC-negative by the Xpert MRSA NxG assay. The isolate belonged to the ST398 lineage and had spa type t011. The study aimed to elucidate genome alterations that led to false-negative result. Less...