Evaluation of the automated system Vitek2 for identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing of Brazilian gram-positive cocci strains

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 107-110

  D'Azevedo, Pedro Alves ^a   Siquiera, Itacy ^b   Gugel, Juliana ^b   Antunes, Ana Lúcia Souza ^a   Secchi, Carina ^a   Pasternak, Jacyr ^b   Martino, Marinês Dalla Vale ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE CIÊNCIAS DA SAÚDE DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^b HOSPITAL ISRAELITA ALBERT EINSTEIN   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial susceptibility testing; Automated system; Gram positive cocci; Identification; Vitek2

Indexed keywords

OXACILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ACCURACY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BRAZIL; CLINICAL LABORATORY; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS; GRAM POSITIVE COCCI; INSTRUMENT VALIDATION; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; PRODUCT PARAMETERS; QUALITY CONTROL; RELIABILITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AUTOMATION, LABORATORY; ENTEROCOCCUS; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 76649143429     PISSN: 14138670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1413-86702009000200007     Document Type: Article

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