mecA gene PCR

Registry Details

Area Health Science
Lab name Antibiotic Reference Laboratory
Lab location Kenepuru Science Centre, Porirua
Test name mecA gene PCR
Organisms Staphylococci with borderline oxacillin susceptibility
Requested for surveillance no
Notice required no
Routine turnaround time 6 working days for reference specimens
Culture requirements Pure culture
Media requirements A slope of any medium that supports the growth of the organism
Pre-transport requirements Ambient temperature
Transport requirements Ambient temperature
Unacceptable sample types Clinical specimens will not be accepted.
How results reported The results will state whether the mecA gene was detected
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Details

Demonstration of the presence of the mecA gene by PCR.

The test is appropriate for isolates with borderline oxacillin susceptibility to confirm mecA-mediated oxacillin resistance and to differentiate mecA-mediated oxacillin resistance from other mechanisms of oxacillin resistance (for example, hyperproduction of β-lactamase).