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Nuntra Suwantarat1, Ava Roberts2, Jamie Prestridge2, Renee Seeley2, Sharon Speser2, Christopher Harmon2, Chi Zhang2, Susan Henciak2, Paul D Stamper1, Tracy Ross2, Karen C Carroll3.
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Five chromogenic agars, evaluated using 400 stool specimens, were found to be superior in sensitivity (range, 89.9 to 93.9%) to bile esculin azide agar with vancomycin (BEAV) agar (84.8%) for detecting vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE), and the results were available 24 to 48 h sooner. The time to detection, need for supplemental testing, color distinction, and breakthrough of non-VRE organisms vary among the chromogenic media tested and may factor into the decision to use a particular medium.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 25143571 PMCID: PMC4313247 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00151-14
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948