# Staph Aureus Screen **URL:** \ **Category:** microbiology\ **Created:** [September 4, 2012, 7:03pm UTC](https://forum.loinc.org/t/staph-aureus-screen/761 "2012-09-04T19:03:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![hpike](https://forum.loinc.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@hpike](https://forum.loinc.org/u/hpike)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2012, 7:03pm UTC](https://forum.loinc.org/t/staph-aureus-screen/761/1 "2012-09-04T19:03:21Z")
We have a new culture that is a “Staph aureus Screen” - is it not for MRSA. Is it appropritate to use : 20966-8 Staphylococcus sp ID’ed in Unspecified Specimen by Org specific culture? We also have a new culture that is a “Staph aureus/MRSA Screen” which is for both. Is 20966-8 also appropriate for this test? Holly ---
**Author:** ![rmerrick](https://forum.loinc.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/90ced4/32.png) [@rmerrick](https://forum.loinc.org/u/rmerrick)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2012, 9:21pm UTC](https://forum.loinc.org/t/staph-aureus-screen/761/2 "2012-09-04T21:21:02Z")
The scale for this test - 20966-8 - is nominal, so your result would be the organism name (either MRSA or Staph aureus or not detected?) - if that is the case you can use this code for the combined screen for sure. What are the results for your staph aureus only screen? ---
**Author:** ![hpike](https://forum.loinc.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@hpike](https://forum.loinc.org/u/hpike)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2012, 12:10pm UTC](https://forum.loinc.org/t/staph-aureus-screen/761/3 "2012-09-05T12:10:46Z")
For the Staph aureus Screen we will report as Staph aureus, no sensitivity performed or as No Staph aureus isolated. I can’t find a Staph aureus that is not also MRSA, only the Staph sp Identified 20966-8 Holly ---
**Author:** ![system](https://forum.loinc.org/uploads/default/original/1X/dbab97ce9b2987d788a376e254fcaae249f3b672.png) [@system](https://forum.loinc.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2023, 3:36pm UTC](https://forum.loinc.org/t/staph-aureus-screen/761/4 "2023-06-23T15:36:27Z")