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Species identification and antibiotic resistance patterns of the enterococci

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One hundred and forty isolates were identified using the GPI Card (Vitek Systems) and a conventional biochemical scheme. Agar dilution susceptibility testing was performed and isolates were screened for beta-lactamase production. The GPI Card was accurate in identifyingEnterococcus faecalis, but discrepant results were obtained for seven (29.1 %) of the 24non-Enterococcus faecalis isolates. Ampicillin resistance was present in 2.9 % of isolates and there were no beta-lactamase producers. There was no vancomycin resistance but 12.1 % of isolates showed high-level resistance to gentamicin.

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  1. Department of Pathology, Division of Microbiology, Vancouver General Hospital, 910 West 10th Ave., V5Z 1M9, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    E. A. Bryce

  2. Department of Pathology, Division of Microbiology, Saint Paul's Hospital, 1081 Burrard St., V6Z 1Y6, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    S. J. V. Zemcov & A. M. Clarke

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Bryce, E.A., Zemcov, S.J.V. & Clarke, A.M. Species identification and antibiotic resistance patterns of the enterococci. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 10, 745–747 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01972500

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