Rapid detection of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci (VRE) in rectal samples from patients admitted to intensive care units

Rapid detection of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci (VRE) in rectal samples from patients admitted to intensive care units

The reduction in time required to identify vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) has gained increased importance during hospital outbreaks. In the present study, we implemented a laboratory protocol to speed up the VRE screening from rectal samples. The protocol combines a medium for selective VRE...

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Main Authors: Pedro Alves d'Azevedo, Kelly Aline de Souza Santiago, Guilherme Henrique Campos Furtado, Diego Batista Xavier, Antonio Carlos Campos Pignatari, Ricardo Titze-de-Almeida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Enterococcus
VRE
vancomycin
diagnostic
PCR
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