National Reference Center (NRC) for Staphylococcus aureus

Available tests

1. Determination of aminoglycoside resistance
2. Confirmation of linezolid resistance
3. Confirmation of glycopeptide resistance
4. Detection of exotoxins
5. Detection of genes etd, seh and arcA
6. Molecular typing by sequencing the spa gene
7. Molecular typing by PFGE
8. Typing of the SCCmec element (SCCmec )
9. MLST typing
10. Sampling, storage and transport instructions (valid for all analyses)
11. Antibiotic susceptibility testing
12. Detection of genes mecA, nuc and 16S by PCR
13. Species identification of Staphylococcus sp.
14. Phenotypic determination of resistance to oxacillin or cefoxitin
15. Determination of resistance level to mupirocin
16. Determination of resistance to macrolides-lincosamides-streptogramins (MLS)
17. Determination of tetracycline resistance

Responsible laboratories

Coordinator

• LHUB-ULB Site Anderlecht

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LHUB-ULB Site Anderlecht

Role: 

Coordinator

Department: 

Service de Microbiologie

Responsable Person: 

Dr. Nicolas Yin

Address: 

808 Route de Lennik

1070 Anderlecht

Belgium

Contact Person: 

Deplano Ariane

Contact e-mail: 

staph@LHUB-ULB.be

Phone number: 

02/555.51.67 ; 02/555.30.33

Fax number: 

02/555.66.55

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Recognized by

• National Institute for Health and Disability Insurance (INAMI-RIZIV)

Application forms

• Aanvraagformulier Staphylococcus

  Aanvraagformulier Staphylococcus

• Aanvraagformulier Staphylococcus exotoxines

  Aanvraagformulier Staphylococcus exotoxines

• Aanvraagformulier Staphylococcus typering

  Aanvraagformulier Staphylococcus typering

• Formulaire général de demande d'analyse Staphylococcus

  Formulaire général de demande d'analyse Staphylococcus

• Formulaire de demande d'analyse Staphylococcus exotoxines

  Formulaire de demande d'analyse Staphylococcus exotoxines

• Formulaire de demande d'analyse Staphylococcus typage

  Formulaire de demande d'analyse Staphylococcus typage

Year		Description
2003	S. aureus Surveillance Belgian Hospitals 2003	Surveillance report
2005	S. aureus Surveillance Belgian Hospitals 2005	Surveillance report
2008	S. aureus Surveillance Belgian Hospitals 2008	Surveillance report
2011	S. aureus Surveillance Belgian Hospitals 2011	Surveillance report
2014	S. aureus Surveillance Belgian Hospitals 2014	Surveillance report
2017	S. aureus Surveillance Belgian Hospitals 2017	Surveillance report
2020	S. aureus Surveillance Belgian Hospitals 2019-2020	Surveillance report

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