J Clin Pathol Qual Control.  1997 Jun;19(1):173-177.

Evaluation of identification in Enterococcus Species by Using MicroScan(R)Panels

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Clinical Pathology, Hallym University College of Medicine Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The ability to accurately identify enterococci at the species level is important not only for epidemiological purposes but also to recognize species, which tend to show intrinsic resistance to antimicrobial agents commonly used for therapy. We evaluated the ability of MicroScan panels to identify Enterococcus species.
METHODS
A total of 76 Enterococcus isolates were inoculated into MicroScan Positive Combo Type 6 panels (Dade MicroScan Inc., Calif., USA) and into conventional biochemical assays.
RESULTS
Seven (9%) of 76 isolates were misidentified by MicroSan panel. All four E. raffinosus isolates were misidentified as 2 E. avium and 2 E. faecium. All two E. hirae isolates were misidentified as E. durans.
CONCLUSIONS
Our study found that the inability of MicroScan panels to identify enterococci other than E. faecalis and E. faecium can be compensated for by the additional information.


MeSH Terms

Anti-Infective Agents
Enterococcus*
Anti-Infective Agents
Full Text Links
  • JCPQC
Actions
Cited
CITED
export Copy
Close
Share
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
Similar articles
Copyright © 2024 by Korean Association of Medical Journal Editors. All rights reserved.     E-mail: koreamed@kamje.or.kr