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False-positive results for enterococcal isolates with the standard MDG test interpreted at 24 h
| Species | PFGEa type | MIC (μg/ml) of:
|
Time to positive test (h) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancomycin | Teicoplanin | |||
| E. faecium | NAb | <1 | <0.5 | 24 |
| A | 256 | <0.5 | 24 | |
| NA | <1 | <0.5 | 24 | |
| E. faecalis | B | 16 | <0.5 | 24 |
| C | 512 | >32 | 24 | |
PFGE, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (Ontario clone designations, Mt. Sinai Hospital).
NA, not applicable for vancomycin-susceptible enterococci.
