Evaluation of MicroScan rapid panels for detection of high-level aminoglycoside resistance in enterococci.
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.
Woods
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Department of Pathology, Medical College of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19129.
DiGiovanni
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Levison
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Pitsakis
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LaTemple
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D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D016983:Enterococcus / Q000187:drug effects*; D005839:Gentamicins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D013307:Streptomycin / Q000494:pharmacology*
D005839:Gentamicins; D013307:Streptomycin