Evaluation of a selective chromogenic medium for detecting vancomycin-resistant enterococci

Evaluation of a selective chromogenic medium for detecting vancomycin-resistant enterococci

ABSTRACT Rapid identification of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) can assist in choosing the appropriate treatment and preventing VRE spread. The performance of chromIDTM VRE agar was evaluated using 184 clinical isolates of Enterococcus spp. and reference strains. The test had a sensitivity of 95.52% but a low specificity of 30%.

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Main Authors: Soares,Renata Oliveira, Rossato,Adriana Medianeira, Sambrano,Gustavo Enck, Tolfo,Neidimar Cezar Corrêa, Caierão,Juliana, Paim,Thiago Galvão da Silva, d’Azevedo,Pedro Alves
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2017
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822017000400782
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Summary:ABSTRACT Rapid identification of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) can assist in choosing the appropriate treatment and preventing VRE spread. The performance of chromIDTM VRE agar was evaluated using 184 clinical isolates of Enterococcus spp. and reference strains. The test had a sensitivity of 95.52% but a low specificity of 30%.

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