Methicilline resistance (MecA)

Molecular detection of the MecA gene in S. aureus

Lab	Test name	Contact	Comments
AZ St-Jan Brugge - Laboratoriumgeneeskunde	Methicilline resistance (MecA)	Dr. E. Nulens / Patrick Descheemaeker	SAMPLE TYPE: - pure culture FREQUENCY: 1x/week (thursday) TEST TYPE: in-house real time PCR, MecA, MecC on demand Version date: 17/11/2017
Imelda-Bonheiden	Methicilline resistance (MecA)	Dr. Johan Frans, Isabel Micalessi	Sample type: eSwab (nose, throat, perineum) Frequency: Daily Test type: Xpert MRSA (GeneXpert, Cepheid)
UZA Mol. Diagn.	Methicilline resistance (MecA)	D. Ursi, K. Bergs, M. Michiels, V. Matheeussen	Sample type: isolated Staphylococcus aureus strain Frequency: once a week Test type: in house real-time PCR
Jessa Hospital	Methicilline resistance (MecA)	dr. Cartuyvels, Jozef Dingemans	SAMPLE TYPE: -pure culture FREQUENCY: 1x/week TEST TYPE: real-time PCR Accredited:
OLVZ Aalst	Methicilline resistance (MecA)	Anne Vankeerberghen	Sample type: Bacterial culture Frequency: Daily (except weekend) Test type: In house real time PCR Version date: 06/05/2019 Accredited:
Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg	Methicilline resistance (MecA)	Dr. Els Oris, Katrien Vandebroek	Sample type: Swabs (Xpert MRSA; GeneXpert) isolated Staphylococcus aureus strain (conventional PCR) Frequency: Daily Test type: Xpert MRSA (SCCmec/orfX junction) conventional in house PCR (MecA)
CHU UCL NAMUR	Methicilline resistance (MecA)	pierre.bogaerts@uclouvain.be	Sample type: Swabs, pus, hemoculture (anaerobic without activate charcoal) Staphylococcus aureus strain Daily Real-Time PCR GeneXpert
ZNA Middelheim	Methicilline resistance (MecA)	Kim Camps	Sample type: Bacterial culture Frequency:once a week Test type: in house PCR
Labo Cliniques Sud Luxembourg	Methicilline resistance (MecA)	Nicolas Hougardy	SAMPLE TYPE: - Staphylococcus aureus bacterial culture FREQUENCY: daily (except weekend) TEST TYPE: "LightCycler MRSA Detection kit" (Roche), LightCycler (Roche)
AZ Groeninge Kortrijk	Methicilline resistance (MecA)	Annelynn Wallaert, dr. M. Boudewijns	Sample type: colony Frequency: 1x/week Test type: in house real-time PCR (MecA and MecC) Accreditation: 376-MED Version date: 13/09/2021 Accredited:
AZ St-Lucas Brugge	Methicilline resistance (MecA)	Dr Maelegheer Karel	Sample type: MRSA isolates from clinical samples Frequency: daily: on request Test type: Xpert MRSA NxG (Cepheid) as well MecC Version date: 21/11/2019
Jan Yperman Ziekenhuis	Methicilline resistance (MecA)	Bieke Decaesteker, Stijn Jonckheere	Sample type: Swab in TSB-Salt (nose, throat, perineum) Frequency: Daily Test type: Xpert MRSA (GeneXpert, Cepheid) Sample type: Positive hemocultures Frequency: Daily Test type: Xpert MRSA/SA blood culture (GeneXpert, Cepheid) Belac accreditation number 523-MED Version date: 07/07/2022 Accredited: