Evaluation of the BD GeneOhm MRSA and VanR Assays as a Rapid Screening Tool for Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci in a Tertiary Hospital in Saudi Arabia

Table 4

Comparison of BD GeneOhm VanR Assay and culture in the detection of VRE with rectal swabs.

Rectal swabs		Culture method
		POS	Negative	Total
BD GeneOhm VanR PCR assay	POS	8	26	34
	Negative	0	266	266
	Total	8	292	300

(Sensitivity: 100%; specificity: 91.1%; positive predictive value (PPV): 23.5%; negative predictive value (NPV): 100%).