title: Evaluation of the revised MicroScan dried overnight gram-positive identification panel to identify Enterococcus species.
abstract: The revised MicroScan Dried Overnight Gram-Positive Identification panel was evaluated for its efficacy at identifying Enterococcus species in comparison with conventional biochemical tests. Supplemental testing of ampicillin-susceptible Enterococcus faecium for motility and the ability to acidify methyl-alpha-D-glucopyranoside helped recognize E. gallinarum and increased the accuracy of the panel for identifying Enterococcus species to 98.5%.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198-6495, USA. piwen@unmc.edu
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Iwen
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Rupp
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Schreckenberger
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Hinrichs
mesh_terms: D000668:Ampicillin Resistance; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016983:Enterococcus / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016984:Enterococcus faecium / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013045:Species Specificity