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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, August 2007, p. 2731-2733, Vol. 45, No. 8
0095-1137/07/$08.00+0 doi:10.1128/JCM.00448-07
Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.
Evaluation of a New Chromogenic Medium, chromID VRE, for Detection of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci in Stool Samples and Rectal Swabs
Julien Delmas,1,2*
Frédéric Robin,1,2
Cédric Schweitzer,1,2
Olivier Lesens,3 and
Richard Bonnet1,2
Laboratoire de Bactériologie Clinique, Centre de Biologie, CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand F-63003, France,1
Laboratoire de Bactériologie, EA3844, UFR Médecine, Université Clermont 1, Clermont-Ferrand F-63001, France,2
Service de Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Hotel Dieu, CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand F-63003, France3
Received 27 February 2007/
Returned for modification 4 May 2007/
Accepted 25 May 2007
We compared ChromID VRE medium with Enterococcosel containing vancomycin for the detection of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus in 1,007 specimens. ChromID VRE in combination with Gram straining provided a higher specificity than Enterococcosel, irrespective of the incubation time and enrichment.
* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Laboratoire de Bactériologie, 28 place H. Dunant, 63001 Clermont-Ferrand, France. Phone: 33 4 73 75 49 20. Fax: 33 4 73 75 49 22. E-mail:
jdelmas{at}chu-clermontferrand.fr
Published ahead of print on 6 June 2007.
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, August 2007, p. 2731-2733, Vol. 45, No. 8
0095-1137/07/$08.00+0 doi:10.1128/JCM.00448-07
Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.
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