Evaluation of a selective chromogenic medium for detecting vancomycin-resistant enterococci

Soares, Renata OliveiraRossato, Adriana MedianeiraSambrano, Gustavo EnckTolfo, Neidimar Cezar CorrêaCaierão, JulianaPaim, Thiago Galvão da SilvadAzevedo, Pedro Alves

ABSTRACT 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%.