2012-08-15Zeitschriftenartikel
Performance of three chromogenic VRE screening agars, two Etest® vancomycin protocols, and different microdilution methods in detecting vanB genotype Enterococcus faecium with varying vancomycin MICs
Klare, Ingo; Fleige, Carola; Geringer, Uta; Witte, Wolfgang; Werner, Guido
Frequencies of vanB-type Enterococcus faecium increased in Europe during the last years. VanB enterococci show various levels of vancomycin MICs even below the susceptible breakpoint challenging a reliable diagnostics. The ...