TY  - JOUR
T1  - A 24-Hour Screening Protocol for Identification of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium
A1  - Drews, Steven J.
LA  - English
PB  - American Society for Microbiology
YR  - 2006
UL  - http://buscaintegrada.pucsp.br/vufind/Record/pubmed-1448643
AB  - We describe a 24-h protocol for the identification of patients who are positive for vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VRE), using stool and rectal swab samples and VRE screening broth, automated DNA extraction, and real-time PCR for vanA and vanB genes. Compared to conventional screening methods, this protocol had a high sensitivity and specificity and a negative predictive value.
KW  - Bacteriology
ER  -