近年來由於甲氧苯青黴素抗藥型金黃色葡萄球菌的感染增加，造成院內感染比例增加以及治療的困難，此趨勢迫使研究人員專注於快速鑑定進而發展了許多方法。如特殊培養基偵測甲氧苯青黴素抗藥性 (BBL CHROMagar、MRSA ID、MRSA Select 與 BacLiteTM Rapid MRSA test)、粒子凝集反應檢測法 (particle agglutination assays) 與許多不同的分子生物學的方法 (multiplex and real-time qPCR)。這些方法大幅縮短了鑑定的時間並提供臨床上治療及感染管制的依據，在未來微生物檢測上，應是非常重要且具有潛力的項目。

Rapid detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is very important in clinical medicine. Several rapid diagnostic methods have been developed with no longer incubation or much shorter incubation time compared to conventional methods. These methods include culture-base method, such as BBL CHROMagar, MRSA ID, MRSA Select and BacLiteTM Rapid MRSA test, and molecular methods, such as multiplex and real-time qPCR. In general,the rapid tests can reduce turn-around time in laboratories. In the future, rapid diagnosis might become a trend in microbiology laboratories.