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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, December 2008, p. 4034-4036, Vol. 46, No. 12
0095-1137/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00944-08
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Comparative Study of Selective Chromogenic (chromID VRE) and Bile Esculin Agars for Isolation and Identification of vanB-Containing Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci from Feces and Rectal Swabs{triangledown}

E. A. Grabsch,1* S. Ghaly-Derias,1 W. Gao,1 and B. P. Howden1,2,3*

Microbiology,1 Infectious Diseases Departments, Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia,2 Department of Microbiology, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia3

Received 16 May 2008/ Returned for modification 17 June 2008/ Accepted 24 September 2008

The new chromogenic agar chromID VRE (cIDVRE; bioMérieux) was compared with bile esculin agar (BD) containing 6 mg/liter vancomycin for the detection of colonization with vanB-containing vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE). At 48 h of incubation, the results obtained with both media were comparable. However, cIDVRE detected significantly more VRE at 24 h (39.3% versus 21.3%, P = 0.003), and its use may facilitate the timely implementation of infection control procedures.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Microbiology Department, Austin Hospital, Studley Rd., Heidelberg 3084, VIC, Australia. Phone for Elizabeth Grabsch: (613) 9496-5137. Fax: (613) 9457-2590. E-mail: Elizabeth.Grabsch{at}austin.org.au. Phone for Benjamin Howden: (613) 9496-6676. Fax: (613) 9496-6677. E-mail: Benjamin.Howden{at}austin.org.au

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 1 October 2008.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, December 2008, p. 4034-4036, Vol. 46, No. 12
0095-1137/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00944-08
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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