Article
Performance of three chromogenic VRE screening agars, two Etest(®) vancomycin protocols, and different microdilution methods in detecting vanB genotype Enterococcus faecium with varying vancomycin MICs.
Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease - 1 Oct 2012
Klare Ingo, Fleige Carola, Geringer Uta, Witte Wolfgang, Werner Guido
Abstract excerpt
Frequencies of vanB-type Enterococcus faecium increased in Europe during the last years. VanB enterococci show various levels of vancomycin MICs even below the susceptible breakpoint challenging a reliable diagnostics. The performance of 3 chromogenic vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) screening agars, 2 Etest® vancomycin protocols, and different microdilution methods to detect 129 clinical vanB E. faecium...
Topics
- Agar
- Bacterial Proteins
- Chromogenic Compounds
- Culture Media
- Enterococcus faecium
- Europe
- Genotype
- Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections
- Humans
- Mass Screening