title: Evaluation of chromogenic media in detection of vancomycin resistant enterococci.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Vancomycin resistant Enterococci have become important nosocomial pathogens. So it is necessary to monitor continuously such infections in the hospitals.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 100 Enterococci isolated from 4489 various clinical samples were speciated and antibiogram was done according to standard laboratory methods. The efficacy of CHROMagar(TM) VRE (France) and Hicrome VRE (Himedia) in detecting VRE was evaluated using E- test (Himedia).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Hicrome VRE and CHROMagar(TM) VRE showed sensitivity of 100% and specificity of 99% as compared to E-test.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In the present study VRE was not isolated. Prudent use of vancomycin and continuous surveillance for VRE will prevent the emergence of vancomycin resistant Enterococci in the locality in future. Identification of VRE by chromogenic media is rapid, easy to perform, cost effective compared to technically demanding, time consuming and costly conventional method.
authors.affiliation: Professor and Head of Depratment, Department of Microbiology, AIMS , B.G.Nagar, Karnataka, India .
authors.forename: Vijaya
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: D
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, AIMS , B.G.Nagar, Karnataka, India .
authors.forename: Vijaya
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: S
authors.affiliation: Post Graduate, Department of Microbiology, AIMS , B.G.Nagar, Karnataka, India .
authors.forename: Santhya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: S T
authors.affiliation: Post Graduate, Department of Microbiology, AIMS , B.G.Nagar, Karnataka, India .
authors.forename: Yashaswini
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: M K
authors.affiliation: Post Graduate, Department of Microbiology, AIMS , B.G.Nagar, Karnataka, India .
authors.forename: Megha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: S
keywords: CHROMagarTM; E-test; Hicrome VRE; Vancomycin resistant Enterococci