Improved detection of vanB2-containing enterococcus faecium with vancomycin susceptibility by Etest using oxgall supplementation.

Grabsch, Elizabeth A; Chua, Kyra Y L; Xie, S; Byrne, J; Ballard, Susan A; Ward, P B; Grayson, M Lindsay

doi:10.1128/JCM.01778-07

Title

Improved detection of vanB2-containing enterococcus faecium with vancomycin susceptibility by Etest using oxgall supplementation.

Publication Date

2008-04-23

Author(s)

Grabsch, Elizabeth A

Chua, Kyra Y L

Xie, S

Byrne, J

Ballard, Susan A

Ward, P B

Grayson, M Lindsay

Type of document

Journal Article

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DOI

10.1128/JCM.01778-07

Abstract

We have isolated a number of vanB-containing Enterococcus faecium isolates on bile esculin screening agar containing 6 mg/liter vancomycin, which on subsequent susceptibility testing using Etest have repeatedly demonstrated vancomycin MICs of

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Citation

Journal of Clinical Microbiology 2008; 46(6): 1961-4

Jornal Title

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

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