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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, October 2007, p. 3424-3426, Vol. 45, No. 10
0095-1137/07/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00861-07
Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Rapid Identification of Clinically Relevant Enterococcus Species by Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization{triangledown}

Nele Wellinghausen, Melanie Bartel, Andreas Essig, and Sven Poppert*

Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, University Hospital of Ulm, Ulm, Germany

Received 24 April 2007/ Returned for modification 29 May 2007/ Accepted 26 July 2007

A fluorescence in situ hybridization assay for the rapid identification of clinically relevant enterococci (Enterococcus faecalis, E. faecium, E. gallinarum, the VanC-type resistance group) was developed and evaluated with 33 reference strains, 68 clinical isolates, and 58 positive blood cultures. All probes showed excellent sensitivities and specificities.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, University Hospital of Ulm, Robert-Koch. Str. 8, D-89081 Ulm, Germany. Phone: 49-731-50024602. Fax: 49-731-50023473. E-mail: sven.poppert{at}uniklinik-ulm.de

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 1 August 2007.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, October 2007, p. 3424-3426, Vol. 45, No. 10
0095-1137/07/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00861-07
Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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