Comparison of PCR and culture for screening of vancomycin-resistant Enterococci: highly disparate results for vanA and vanB.
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چکیده
We compared PCR to conventional culture for the detection of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) in 30,835 rectal samples over a 3-year period. The positive and negative predictive values of vanB PCR were 1.42% and 99.9%, respectively. A positive vanB result by PCR is poorly predictive and necessitates culture for differentiation of VRE-positive and -negative individuals.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of clinical microbiology
دوره 47 12 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009