Comparison of BD Phoenix and bioMérieux Vitek 2 automated systems for the detection of macrolide-lincosamide-streptogramin B resistance among clinical isolates of Staphylococcus.
Two automated systems, BD Phoenix and bioMérieux Vitek 2, were compared to a double-disk diffusion method for the detection of inducible resistance to clindamycin in Staphylococcus spp. Analysis of 524 clinical isolates revealed sensitivity and specificity of 100% and 99.6%, respectively, for Phoenix and 91.1% and 99.8%, respectively, for Vitek 2.
Department of Pathology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA.
Blake W
BW
Buchan
Neil W
NW
Anderson
Nathan A
NA
Ledeboer
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D006801:Humans; D055231:Lincosamides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018942:Macrolides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D025381:Streptogramin B / Q000494:pharmacology*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D055231:Lincosamides; D018942:Macrolides; D025381:Streptogramin B