Evaluation of the revised MicroScan dried overnight gram-positive identification panel to identify Enterococcus species.
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%.
Iwen
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Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198-6495, USA. piwen@unmc.edu
Rupp
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Schreckenberger
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Hinrichs
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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