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HardyCHROM MRSA is a selective and differential culture medium that facilitates the isolation and identification of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) to aid in the prevention and control of MRSA infections in health care settings
The test is performed on anterior nares swabs from patients and healthcare workers to screen for MRSA colonization
HardyCHROM MRSA is not intended to diagnose MRSA infection nor to guide or monitor therapy for MRSA infections
Concomitant cultures are necessary to recover organisms for susceptibility testing or epidemiological typing
A negative result does not preclude MRSA nasal colonization
This new chromogenic medium simplifies the identification of MRSA infections
MRSA strains grown in the presence of chromogenic substrates produce deep pink to magenta colonies