Patent ID: 8546103

Claim:
A method for the detection of the presence or absence of pathogenic staphylococci (“ p. staphylococci ”) specifically and directly in a first generation test sample, said method comprising the steps of: providing a hydratable reagent test mixture which comprises reacting factors which p. staphylococci can convert into a clot, and an effective amount of micro particles to accelerate the formation of microbial biofilms in a hydrated admixture of the sample and test mixture; incubating the hydrated admixture of the test sample and test mixture for a time period which is sufficient to form a clot within the admixture if p. staphylococci is present in the first generation sample; and detecting the presence or absence of p. staphylococci in the sample based on the presence or absence of clotting within the admixture.