Evaluation of MicroScan rapid panels for detection of high-level aminoglycoside resistance in enterococci
- 1 October 1993
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 31 (10), 2786-2787
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.31.10.2786-2787.1993
Abstract
The ability of MicroScan rapid panels to detect high-level aminoglycoside-resistant enterococci was evaluated. By agar dilution, 46 of 139 isolates were susceptible to gentamicin (GNT) and streptomycin (STRP); the rest were highly resistant to one or both agents. Rapid panels detected 97.5% of STRP- and GNT-resistant isolates and had a specificity of 95.6%. Detection of resistance by conventional panels at 18 h was 64.6% for STRP and 90.2% for GNT.Keywords
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