Thermonuclease test accuracy is preserved in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates.

Conclusions. In the era of increasing use of molecular-based microbiology assays, the thermonuclease test remains a simple, inexpensive and robust test for the presumptive identification of S. aureus cultured from blood, irrespective of methicillin sensitivity.
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Source: Journal of Medical Microbiology - February 25, 2020 Category: Microbiology Authors: Canning B, Mohamed I, Wickramasinghe N, Swindells J, O'Shea MK Tags: J Med Microbiol Source Type: research