Evaluation of a selective chromogenic medium for detecting vancomycin-resistant enterococci
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Título da fonte: | Brazilian Journal of Microbiology |
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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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Evaluation of a selective chromogenic medium for detecting vancomycin-resistant enterococciABSTRACT 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%.Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia2017-12-01info:eu-repo/semantics/reportinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822017000400782Brazilian Journal of Microbiology v.48 n.4 2017reponame:Brazilian Journal of Microbiologyinstname:Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia (SBM)instacron:SBM10.1016/j.bjm.2017.03.005info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSoares,Renata OliveiraRossato,Adriana MedianeiraSambrano,Gustavo EnckTolfo,Neidimar Cezar CorrêaCaierão,JulianaPaim,Thiago Galvão da Silvad’Azevedo,Pedro Alveseng2017-10-31T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S1517-83822017000400782Revistahttps://www.scielo.br/j/bjm/ONGhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phpbjm@sbmicrobiologia.org.br||mbmartin@usp.br1678-44051517-8382opendoar:2017-10-31T00:00Brazilian Journal of Microbiology - Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia (SBM)false |
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Evaluation of a selective chromogenic medium for detecting vancomycin-resistant enterococci |
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Evaluation of a selective chromogenic medium for detecting vancomycin-resistant enterococci |
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Evaluation of a selective chromogenic medium for detecting vancomycin-resistant enterococci Soares,Renata Oliveira |
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Evaluation of a selective chromogenic medium for detecting vancomycin-resistant enterococci |
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Evaluation of a selective chromogenic medium for detecting vancomycin-resistant enterococci |
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Evaluation of a selective chromogenic medium for detecting vancomycin-resistant enterococci |
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Evaluation of a selective chromogenic medium for detecting vancomycin-resistant enterococci |
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Evaluation of a selective chromogenic medium for detecting vancomycin-resistant enterococci |
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Soares,Renata Oliveira |
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Soares,Renata Oliveira Rossato,Adriana Medianeira Sambrano,Gustavo Enck Tolfo,Neidimar Cezar Corrêa Caierão,Juliana Paim,Thiago Galvão da Silva d’Azevedo,Pedro Alves |
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Rossato,Adriana Medianeira Sambrano,Gustavo Enck Tolfo,Neidimar Cezar Corrêa Caierão,Juliana Paim,Thiago Galvão da Silva d’Azevedo,Pedro Alves |
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Soares,Renata Oliveira Rossato,Adriana Medianeira Sambrano,Gustavo Enck Tolfo,Neidimar Cezar Corrêa Caierão,Juliana Paim,Thiago Galvão da Silva d’Azevedo,Pedro Alves |
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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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