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Comparison of BD Phoenix and bioMérieux Vitek 2 automated systems for the detection of macrolide-lincosamide-streptogramin B resistance among clinical isolates of Staphylococcus. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 2012 Mar;72(3):291-4

Date

02/11/2012

Pubmed ID

22322000

DOI

10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2011.12.003

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-84856612590 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   11 Citations

Abstract

Two automated systems, BD Phoenix and bioMérieux Vitek 2, were compared to a double-disk diffusion method for the detection of inducible resistance to clindamycin in Staphylococcus spp. Analysis of 524 clinical isolates revealed sensitivity and specificity of 100% and 99.6%, respectively, for Phoenix and 91.1% and 99.8%, respectively, for Vitek 2.

Author List

Buchan BW, Anderson NW, Ledeboer NA

Authors

Blake W. Buchan PhD Professor in the Pathology and Laboratory Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Nathan A. Ledeboer PhD Chief, Professor in the Pathology and Laboratory Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin




MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial
Humans
Lincosamides
Macrolides
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Reproducibility of Results
Sensitivity and Specificity
Staphylococcus
Streptogramin B