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cord-007554-1nz6wdlo	Kelly, S.	Laboratory evaluation of selective mannitol broth for MRSA screening	2004-10-01		.txt	text/plain	1288	75	62	title: Laboratory evaluation of selective mannitol broth for MRSA screening Laboratory evaluation of selective mannitol broth for MRSA screening Screening for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriage in patients admitted to hospital features prominently in strategies for control of MRSA. 5 This letter describes our evaluation and use of a recently described selective mannitol broth (SMB) for rapid ciprofloxacin-resistant MRSA screening. Ten-fold serial dilutions (range 10 K1 -10 K8 ) of an overnight broth culture of MRSA (NCTC 13143, ciprofloxacin resistant) were made. Material and labour costs of screening using the conventional method of salt broth enrichment followed by subculture were compared with those using SMB. Our results show that SMB can detect 1-2 cfu/mL of MRSA (Table I) and that it has a shelf life of three We conclude that swirling of screening swabs directly into SMB is a sensitive, cost-effective and convenient method to screen for ciprofloxacinresistant MRSA in hospitals.	./cache/cord-007554-1nz6wdlo.txt	./txt/cord-007554-1nz6wdlo.txt