
%0 Journal Article
%A Coombs, Geoffrey 
%T Detection of MRSA nasal colonisation using the BD GeneOhm MRSA Assay
%J Microbiology Australia
%D 2008/09/01
%V 29
%N 3
%P 153-154
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/MA08153
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/MA08153 
%X The BD GeneOhm MRSA Assay is a qualitative in vitro test for the rapid direct detection of methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) nasal colonisation. The test performed on the Smart Cycler utilises polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for the amplification of MRSA DNA and fluorogenic target-specific hybridisation probes for the detection of the amplified DNA. The procedure takes about 60-75 minutes, depending on the number of specimens processed, allowing same-day reporting within a few hours of specimen collection. 
