Apparent Increased Prevalence of High-Level Aminoglycoside-Resistant Enterococcus durans Resulting from False Identification by a Semiautomated Software System

Identification of enterococci by using a semiautomated system (PASCO; Difco Laboratories, Detroit, Mich.) in the AHEPA University Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece, revealed a high proportion of Enterococcus durans, particularly among isolates highly resistant to gentamicin and streptomycin. When 14 is...

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Main Authors: Tsakris, Athanassios, Woodford, Neil, Pournaras, Spyros, Kaufmann, Mary, Douboyas, John
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology 1998
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Bacteriology
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC104841/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9574718
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