Evaluation of chromogenic media for the isolation of vancomycin-resistant enterococci from stool samples

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 230-233

  Asir, K ^a   Wilkinson, K ^a   Perry, J D ^a   Reed, R H ^b   Gould, F K ^a  

^a FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chromogenic media; Glycopeptide resistant enterococci; Vancomycin resistant enterococci

Indexed keywords

CHROMOGENICS; POLYSACCHARIDES;

CHROMOGENIC MEDIUM; COLOURATION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ESCULIN; GLYCOPEPTIDE RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS; GLYCOPEPTIDES; PERFORMANCE; VANCOMYCIN-RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCI;

ALGAE;

AGAR; CHROMOGENIC SUBSTRATE; ESCULIN;

BACTERIA; CHROMOGENICS; GENES; SAMPLING;

BACTERIUM; FECES; GENE; ISOLATED POPULATION; PEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BILE; BROTH DILUTION; COLOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DIFFUSION; ENRICHMENT CULTURE; ENTEROBACTER; ENTEROCOCCUS CASSELIFLAVUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS GALLINARUM; FECES; FECES CULTURE; GRAM POSITIVE COCCI; INOCULATION; LACTOBACILLUS; NONHUMAN; PERFORMANCE; PSEUDOMONAS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STENOTROPHOMONAS; VANA GENE; VANB GENE; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS; YEAST;

ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM;

EID: 58449092122     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2008.02517.x     Document Type: Article

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