Abstract
CHROMagar Acinetobacter was used to screen stool and perineal swabs for enteric carriage of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in samples from critically ill patients. Results were compared with a molecular assay resulting in sensitivity and specificity of culture compared to PCR of 91.7% and 89.6%, respectively.
Publication types
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Comparative Study
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Evaluation Study
MeSH terms
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Acinetobacter Infections / diagnosis*
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Acinetobacter Infections / microbiology
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Acinetobacter baumannii / drug effects*
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Acinetobacter baumannii / isolation & purification*
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Bacteriological Techniques / methods*
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Carrier State / diagnosis*
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Carrier State / microbiology
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Critical Illness
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Culture Media / chemistry*
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Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial*
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Feces / microbiology
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Humans
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Perineum / microbiology
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Sensitivity and Specificity