Evaluation of Brilliance VRE agar for the detection of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in rectal swab specimens

J Med Microbiol. 2013 Apr;62(Pt 4):661-662. doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.052845-0. Epub 2013 Jan 25.

Authors

Gozde Ongut¹, Hafize Kilinckaya¹, Betil Ozhak Baysan¹, Dilara Ogunc¹, Dilek Colak¹, Dilara Inan², Kubra Kasaroglu³, Filiz Gunseren²

Affiliations

¹ Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Microbiology, Antalya, Turkey.
² Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Antalya, Turkey.
³ Akdeniz University Hospital, Central Laboratory, Antalya, Turkey.

PMID: 23355311
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.052845-0

No abstract available

Publication types

Evaluation Study
Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Agar
Bacteriological Techniques / methods*
Culture Media / chemistry*
Enterococcus / drug effects
Enterococcus / isolation & purification*
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / diagnosis*
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / microbiology
Humans
Rectum / microbiology*
Sensitivity and Specificity
Vancomycin Resistance*

Substances

Culture Media
Agar