Identification of Methicillin-Resistant or Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus in Blood Cultures and Wound Swabs by GeneXpert

Until a decade ago, clinicians could use epidemiological clues to select empirical therapy for methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) or methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) ([5][1]). The emergence of MRSA as a community pathogen and the documentation of the inferiority of non-beta-