What are some methods of detecting/confirming MRSA?!

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nasal swabs- they take them on patients as soon as they get to icu where i work.......swab/culture of a wound.......blood draw if its suscepted to be in the blood.........urine culture if it is suspecteded to be in the urine.......sputum sample if its suspected to be in the sputum......i think kthats most of it....

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The main ways of detecting MRSA are cultures, where you grow it, and PCR testing, where you look for the MRSA DNA.

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