Comparison of selective and enrichment media for isolation of vancomycin-resistant enterococci from rectal swab specimens

Indian J Med Microbiol. 2015 Apr-Jun;33(2):320-1. doi: 10.4103/0255-0857.154897.

Authors

G Ongut, O K Ozyurt, B O Baysan, D Daglar, D Ogunc¹, D Inan, D Colak, Y Y Senol, F Gunseren

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medical Microbiology, University School of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey.

PMID: 25865998
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.154897

No abstract available

Publication types

Comparative Study
Evaluation Study
Letter

MeSH terms

Bacteriological Techniques / methods*
Carrier State / diagnosis*
Carrier State / microbiology
Culture Media / chemistry*
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / diagnosis*
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / microbiology
Humans
Rectum / microbiology*
Sensitivity and Specificity
Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci / isolation & purification*

Substances

Culture Media