Comparison of VITEK(®) 2, three different gradient strip tests and broth microdilution for detecting vanB-positive Enterococcus faecium isolates with low vancomycin MICs

OBJECTIVES: In 2018, EUCAST issued a warning regarding unreliable results of gradient strip tests for confirming vancomycin resistance in enterococci. We compared the performance of various diagnostic standard and confirmatory tests to identify and determine vanB-type vancomycin resistance. METHODS:...

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Autores principales: Klare, Ingo, Bender, Jennifer K, Fleige, Carola, Kriebel, Nancy, Hamprecht, Axel, Gatermann, Sören, Werner, Guido
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2019
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Original Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6753474/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31335935
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkz310

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6753474/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31335935
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkz310

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