Evaluation of BBL CHROMagar VanRE for detection of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in rectal swab specimens

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 4294-4297

  Stamper, Paul D ^a   Shulder, Stephanie ^a   Bekalo, Pearl ^a   Manandhar, Deepika ^a   Ross, Tracy L ^a   Speser, Sharon ^a   Kingery, Julie ^a   Carroll, Karen C ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR;

AGAR MEDIUM; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BROTH DILUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; HUMAN; INOCULATION; INTESTINE EXAMINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AZIDES; BILE; CULTURE MEDIA; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ESCULIN; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RECTUM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VANCOMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE;

ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM;

EID: 78049492293     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01522-10     Document Type: Article

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