| Literature DB >> 26147148 |
Alessandra Navarini1, Marinês D V Martino1, Suzete M Sasagawa1, Irineu F D Massaia2, Marcelo J Mimica1,3.
Abstract
Vancomycin susceptibility was determined in 125 S. aureus isolates by disk diffusion, microdilution, Etest and vancomycin brain heart infusion (BHI) plate. A 2.0 mg/L vancomycin BHI was highly sensitive (100% and 91% compared to Etest and microdilution) for detecting a MIC≥2 mg/L, and could be used as a simple and affordable screening test.Entities:
Keywords: Brain heart infusion; Screening; Staphylococcus aureus; Susceptibility; Vancomycin
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26147148
Source DB: PubMed Journal: New Microbiol ISSN: 1121-7138 Impact factor: 2.479