title: Comparison of performance of the novel chromogenic spectra VRE agar to that of bile esculin azide and Campylobacter agars for detection of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in fecal samples.
abstract: A total of 142 stool specimens were evaluated for vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE). Twenty-four-hour sensitivities and specificities, respectively, were 98% and 95% for Spectra VRE chromogenic agar (Remel, Lenexa, KS), 86% and 92% for bile esculin azide with vancomycin (BEAV; Remel), and 96.5% and 92% for Campylobacter agar (CAMPY; Remel). Spectra VRE and CAMPY are significantly more sensitive at 24 h than BEAV.
authors: Weill Cornell Medical College/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY 10065, USA.
authors: S G
authors: SG
authors: Jenkins
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Raskoshina
authors: A N
authors: AN
authors: Schuetz
mesh_terms: D000362:Agar; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D001386:Azides / Q000494:pharmacology; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D001646:Bile / Q000378:metabolism; D002863:Chromogenic Compounds / Q000378:metabolism; D003470:Culture Media / Q000737:chemistry*; D016983:Enterococcus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004929:Esculin / Q000378:metabolism; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology*; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D020713:Vancomycin Resistance
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001386:Azides; D002863:Chromogenic Compounds; D003470:Culture Media; D004929:Esculin; D014640:Vancomycin; D000362:Agar