Evaluation of the revised MicroScan dried overnight gram-positive identification panel to identify Enterococcus species. |
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| Authors: | P C Iwen M E Rupp P C Schreckenberger S H Hinrichs |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198-6495, USA. piwen@unmc.edu |
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| Abstract: | The revised MicroScan Dried Overnight Gram-Positive Identification panel was evaluated for its efficacy at identifying Enterococcus species in comparison with conventional biochemical tests. Supplemental testing of ampicillin-susceptible Enterococcus faecium for motility and the ability to acidify methyl-alpha-D-glucopyranoside helped recognize E. gallinarum and increased the accuracy of the panel for identifying Enterococcus species to 98.5%. |
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