Comparative Performance of a Novel Chromogenic Spectra VRE Agar to Bile Esculin Azide and Campylobacter Agars for the Detection of Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci in Fecal Samples
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 09/06/2011
Jenkins SG et al. – 142 stool specimens were evaluated for vancomycin–resistant enterococcus (VRE). 24–hour sensitivities/specificities, respectively, were 98%/95% for Spectra VRE chromogenic agar (Remel, Lenexa, KS); 86%/92% for bile esculin azide with vancomycin (BEAV) (Remel), and 96.5%/92% for Campylobacter agar (CAMPY, Remel). Spectra VRE and CAMPY are significantly more sensitive at 24 hours than BEAV.






