Methicillin Resistance
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to compare the performance of the 3M(TM) BacLite (TM) Rapid MRSA test system to traditional culture methods in detecting the presence of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) directly from nasal samples.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Subjects 18 years or older * Subjects willing to document demographic characteristics * Subjects willing to have their nose swabbed * Subjects (or legal representative) willing to sign consent and authorization forms
Exclusion criteria
* Subjects who use Vicks Sinex Nasal spray or other nasal sprays * Subjects with prescribed nasal medical devices where collecting samples may resent more than minimal risk to subjects * Subjects having nasal prosthetics, jewelry or trauma to the nose or anything that may prevents sampling the anterior nares * Investigator believes that subject is unsuitable for inclusion.
Countries
United States