Evaluation of a selective chromogenic medium for detecting vancomycin-resistant enterococci
AUTOR(ES)
Soares, Renata Oliveira, Rossato, Adriana Medianeira, Sambrano, Gustavo Enck, Tolfo, Neidimar Cezar Corrêa, Caierão, Juliana, Paim, Thiago Galvão da Silva, d’Azevedo, Pedro Alves
FONTE
Braz. J. Microbiol.
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2017-12
RESUMO
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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