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Reaction medium for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria

US8415115B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

BIOMERIEUX, INC. · FR

Inventors

Sylvain Orenga · Ambérieu-en-Bugey, FR
Denis Robichon · Blyes, FR
Gilles Zambardi · Bourgoin-Jallieu, FR

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 7, 2009
Grant date	Apr 9, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 7, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC12Q1/14
WIPO fieldBiotechnology
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A reaction medium for detecting and/or identifying Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria, comprising a predetermined combination of two antibiotics, a first antibiotic which belongs to the cephalosporin family and a second antibiotic, said first and second antibiotics each being at a sub-inhibitory concentration.

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