Detection of high-level aminoglycoside resistance in Enterococcus spp. with Microscan panels containing dextrose-phosphate broth.

  1. Martinez Martinez, L. 1
  2. Torres, C. 2
  3. Ortega, María C . 1
  4. Suarez, A.I. 1
  5. Dominguez, A. 1
  1. 1 Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena
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    Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena

    Sevilla, España

    ROR https://ror.org/016p83279

  2. 2 Universidad de La Rioja
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    Universidad de La Rioja

    Logroño, España

    ROR https://ror.org/0553yr311

Revista:
Revista Española de Quimioterapia

ISSN: 0214-3429

Año de publicación: 1993

Volumen: 6

Número: 4

Páginas: 298-300

Tipo: Artículo

SCOPUS: 2-s2.0-0027815610 GOOGLE SCHOLAR

Otras publicaciones en: Revista Española de Quimioterapia

Resumen

Detection of high-level aminoglycoside resistance in 172 Enterococcus spp. clinical isolates was studied with the MicroScan® system using panels containing dextrose-phosphate broth (DPB). The disk-diffusion method, using high-concentration disks, was used as reference. The specificity of the DPB panels for detecting both high-level streptomycin resistance and high-level gentamicin resistance was 100%; the sensitivity was 96.6% and 100%, respectively.