Abstract: A method for detecting the presence or absence of an antibiotic resistant pathogenic staphylococci in a test sample is provided. The method includes the steps of: a) providing a test medium having at least one hydrolysable substrate, which substrate is operable to promote the growth of the antibiotic resistant pathogenic staphylococci and to produce a detectable signal when the hydrolyzable substrate is metabolized by the antibiotic resistant pathogenic staphylococci; b) forming a mixture of the test sample and hydrated test medium; c) incubating the mixture at temperatures in the range of about 20° C. to about 35° C.; and d) detecting the presence or absence of the antibiotic resistant pathogenic staphylococci in the test sample by the presence or absence of the detectable signal in the mixture.

Abstract: A method of detecting the presence or absence of a target microbe in a test sample is provided. The method includes the steps of: a) providing a test mixture that includes organic micro particles in a form that promotes the formation of a microbial biofilm, operative amounts of essential vitamins and elements needed to support growth of the target microbe, and a metabolizable substrate which can be metabolized by the target microbe t the extent needed to support continued reproductive growth thereof, and which cannot be metabolized by other viable microbes in the test sample, whereupon a sensible characteristic of the sample is altered when the substrate is metabolized; b) providing a test sample obtained from a biological, environmental, or food source, and combining the test sample in unprocessed form with the test mixture to form an admixture: and c) detecting the presence or absence of target microbes in the sample based on the presence or absence of the detectable characteristic.

Abstract: A method and instrument for detecting the presence or absence of a target organism in a test sample is provided. The instrument includes a carousel, a light source, alight detector, and a control system. The carousel is configured to hold a plurality of test sample containers, with each container held by the carousel at a container position. Each of the containers holds an admixture of a test mixture inoculated with the test sample. The light detector is operable to detect light emitted by the light source that has passed through the test sample disposed within the test container. The control system includes a processor. The control system is adapted to produce information indicative of the presence or absence of the target organism in the test sample using signals produced by the light detector.

Abstract: A method and medium for detecting the presence or absence of a targeted strain of antibiotic resistant pathogenic staphylococci in a test sample is provided. The method includes the steps of: a) providing a test medium having at least one hydrolysable substrate, which substrate is operable to promote the growth of the targeted strain of antibiotic resistant pathogenic staphylococci and to produce a detectable signal when the hydrolyzable substrate is metabolized by the targeted strain of antibiotic resistant pathogenic staphylococci; b) forming a mixture of the test sample and hydrated test medium in the test tube; c) incubating the mixture at temperatures in the range of about 20° C. to about 35° C.; and d) detecting the presence or absence of the targeted strain of antibiotic resistant pathogenic staphylococci in the test sample by the presence or absence of the detectable signal in the mixture in the tube.

Abstract: A method of and test mixture for detecting the presence or absence of a target microbe in a sample is provided. The method includes the steps of: a) providing a test mixture that includes micro particles, a substrate in an amount that is sufficient to support log phase growth of the target microbe until a detectable characteristic signal is produced in the test mixture and sample admixture, and an amount of vitamin, amino acid, element and salt ingredients; b) combining the powdered test mixture and sample to form the admixture; and c) detecting the presence or absence of target microbes in the sample based on the presence or absence of the detectable characteristic.

Abstract: A presence/absence test for Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) involves placing a first generation test sample in a solution that will clot in the presence of S. aureus. The solution contains components that will selectively grow S. aureus and also contains clotting factors that will react with S. aureus, if S. aureus is present in the sample, to clot the solution. Examples of specimen samples that can be tested include nasal swabs and lesion swabs, among others. The test can also be modified to detect the presence or absence of methicillin resistant S. Aureus (MRSA).

Abstract: A presence/absence test for Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) involves placing a first generation test sample in a solution that will clot in the presence of S. aureus. The solution contains components that will selectively grow S. aureus and also contains clotting factors that will react with S. aureus, if S. aureus is present in the sample, to clot the solution. Examples of specimen samples that can be tested include nasal swabs and lesion swabs, among others. The test can also be modified to detect the presence or absence of methicillin resistant S. Aureus (MRSA).

Abstract: A presence/absence test for Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) involves placing a first generation test sample in a solution that will clot in the presence of S. aureus. The solution contains components that will selectively grow S. aureus and also contains clotting factors that will react with S. aureus, if S. aureus is present in the sample, to clot the solution. Examples of specimen samples that can be tested include nasal swabs and lesion swabs, among others. The test can also be modified to detect the presence or absence of methicillin resistant S. Aureus (MRSA). The addition of micro particles having a size in the range of about 0.1 micron to about 1.0 mm provides localities where the bacteria agglomerate, thereby significantly decreasing the clotting time, and providing a significantly stronger clot. The micro particles can be used in other bacteria tests to accelerate the production of an end result.

Abstract: A dry mixture, a liquid menstrum, and a method, are described for use in detecting the presence or absence of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (“MRSA”) in a first generation biological or environmental specimen sample. First generation specimen samples that can be analyzed include nasal swabs, lesion swabs, skin swabs, throat swabs, food swabs, tanning salon swabs, gym swabs, restaurant swabs, hotel swabs, and the like. The menstrum and method include an anti-ribosomal antibiotic component that will selectively prevent Methicillin Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (“MSSA”) from growing in the menstrum, while allowing MRSA to grow in the menstrum. The menstrum also includes components which will stimulate growth of MRSA, plus coagulase reacting factors which will cause the menstrum to clot in the event that MRSA is present in the sample. The menstrum also includes components which will produce a detectable signal in the clot, which signal indicates the presence of MRSA in the sample.

Abstract: A test mixture for detecting the presence or absence of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (“MRSA”) directly in a first generation biological specimen, the test mixture including: a) an amount of amino acids; b) an amount of nitrogen sources; c) an amount of salts; d) an amount of vitamins; e) an amount of calcium; f) an amount of coagulase substrates which will clot the test mixture in the presence of S. aureus in the first generation biological specimen; and g) an amount of a MecA gene inducer effective to kill any Methicillin Susceptible Staphylococcus Aureus (“MSSA”) in the first generation biological specimen.

Abstract: A presence/absence test for Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) involves placing a first generation test sample in a solution that will clot in the presence of S. aureus. The solution contains components that will selectively grow S. aureus and also contains clotting factors that will react with S. aureus, if S. aureus is present in the sample, to clot the solution. Examples of specimen samples that can be tested include nasal swabs and lesion swabs, among others. The test can also be modified to detect the presence or absence of methicillin resistant S. Aureus (MRSA).

Abstract: A test mixture for detecting the presence or absence of pathogenic staphylococci (“p.staphylococci”) directly in a first generation specimen test sample, the test mixture comprising: an effective amount of amino acids, an effective amount of nitrogen sources, an effective amount of salts, an effective amount of vitamins, an effective amount of calcium, and an effective amount of coagulase substrates, which coagulase substrates include fibrinogen, which will create a clot within a liquid medium containing the test mixture and the first generational specimen test sample at temperatures in the range of about 20° C. to about 42° C. in the presence of p.staphylococci in the first generation specimen test sample.

Abstract: Reagent mixtures and testing procedures for detecting the presence or absence of various target substances such as aureus; vancomycin-resistant enterrococcus; Group B Streptococcus; E. coli; fungi; and others, involve the use of a testing reagents which include growth factors for the particular target substance, a detectable signal generator which is sensitive to the presence of the target substance, and hatmonal compounds which will accelerate the growth of the target substance within a specimen being tested. Examples of specimen samples that can be tested include nasal swabs, throat swabs, lesion swabs, environmental swabs, foodstuffs, and water, to mention a few.

Abstract: A presence/absence test for Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) involves placing a first generation test sample in a solution that will clot in the presence of S. aureus. The solution contains components that will selectively grow S. aureus and also contains clotting factors that will react with S. aureus, if S. aureus is present in the sample, to clot the solution. Examples of specimen samples that can be tested include nasal swabs and lesion swabs, among others. The test can also be modified to detect the presence or absence of methicillin resistant S. Aureus (MRSA).

Abstract: A presence/absence test for Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) involves placing a first generation test sample in a solution that will clot in the presence of S. aureus. The solution contains components that will selectively grow S. aureus and also contains clotting factors that will react with S. aureus, if S. aureus is present in the sample, to clot the solution. Examples of specimen samples that can be tested include nasal swabs and lesion swabs, among others. The test can also be modified to detect the presence or absence of methicillin resistant S. Aureus (MRSA).

Abstract: A presence/absence test for Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) involves placing a first generation test sample in a solution that will clot in the presence of S. aureus. The solution contains components that will selectively grow S. aureus and also contains clotting factors that will react with S. aureus, if S. aureus is present in the sample, to clot the solution. Examples of specimen samples that can be tested include nasal swabs and lesion swabs, among others. The test can also be modified to detect the presence or absence of methicillin resistant S. Aureus (MRSA). The addition of micro particles having a size in the range of about 0.1 micron to about 1.0 mm provides localities where the bacteria agglomerate, thereby significantly decreasing the clotting time, and providing a significantly stronger clot. The micro particles can be used in other bacteria tests to accelerate the production of an end result.