EVALUATION OF MICROSCAN RAPID PANELS FOR DETECTION OF HIGH-LEVEL AMINOGLYCOSIDE RESISTANCE IN ENTEROCOCCI

Authors
WOODS GL DIGIOVANNI B LEVISON M PITSAKIS P LATEMPLE D
Citation
Gl. Woods et al., EVALUATION OF MICROSCAN RAPID PANELS FOR DETECTION OF HIGH-LEVEL AMINOGLYCOSIDE RESISTANCE IN ENTEROCOCCI, Journal of clinical microbiology, 31(10), 1993, pp. 2786-2787
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology
Journal title
Journal of clinical microbiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00951137
Volume
31
Issue
10
Year of publication
1993
Pages
2786 - 2787
Database
ISI
SICI code
0095-1137(1993)31:10<2786:EOMRPF>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
The ability of MicroScan rapid panels to detect high-level aminoglycos ide-resistant enterococci was evaluated. By agar dilution, 46 of 139 i solates were susceptible to gentamicin (GNT) and streptomycin (STRP); the rest were highly resistant to one or both agents. Rapid panels det ected 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 6 4.6% for STRP and 90.2% for GNT.