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Evaluation of a selective chromogenic medium for detecting vancomycin-resistant...
Soares,Renata Oliveira; Rossato,Adriana Medianeira; Sambrano,Gustavo Enck; Tolfo,Neidimar Cezar Corrêa; Caierão,Juliana; Paim,Thiago Galvão da SilvaABSTRACT Rapid identification of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) can assist in choosing the appropriate treatment and preventing VRE spread. The performance of chromIDTM VRE agar was evaluated using 184 clinical isolates of Enterococcus spp. and reference strains. The test had a sensitivity of 95.52% but a low specificity of 30%.
Mycobacterium tuberculosis belonging to family LAM and sublineage RD Rio: commo...
Soares,Renata Oliveira; Macedo,Maíra Bidart de; von Groll,Andrea; Silva,Pedro Eduardo Almeida daA sublineage of Mycobacterium tuberculosis called RD Rio was described in 2007. Although only recently described, this strain may have been present previously in the population, and its identification in clinical isolates will elucidate bacterial transmission dynamics and host-pathogen interactions. This study evaluated the clonal diversity of the RD Rio sublineage in clinical isolates from Rio Grande-RS obtain...