Reduced sensitivity of vancomycin/ampicillin broth enrichment for the detection of VanB positive vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium by culture

M Heuvelmans*, P D J Sturm, R J Rentenaar

*Corresponding author for this work

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)874-877
Number of pages4
JournalInfectious diseases
Volume51
Issue number11-12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2 Dec 2019

Keywords

  • Ampicillin/pharmacology
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology
  • Bacterial Proteins/genetics
  • Culture Media
  • Enterococcus faecium/drug effects
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections/microbiology
  • Humans
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Microbiological Techniques
  • Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci/drug effects
  • Vancomycin/pharmacology

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