title: Evaluation of MicroScan rapid panels for detection of high-level aminoglycoside resistance in enterococci.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Medical College of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19129.
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Woods
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: DiGiovanni
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Levison
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pitsakis
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: LaTemple
mesh_terms: D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D016983:Enterococcus / Q000187:drug effects*; D005839:Gentamicins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D013307:Streptomycin / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D005839:Gentamicins; D013307:Streptomycin