Comparison of BD Phoenix and bioMérieux Vitek 2 automated systems for the detection of macrolide-lincosamide-streptogramin B resistance among clinical isolates of Staphylococcus

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2012 Mar;72(3):291-4. doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2011.12.003.

Abstract

Two automated systems, BD Phoenix and bioMérieux Vitek 2, were compared to a double-disk diffusion method for the detection of inducible resistance to clindamycin in Staphylococcus spp. Analysis of 524 clinical isolates revealed sensitivity and specificity of 100% and 99.6%, respectively, for Phoenix and 91.1% and 99.8%, respectively, for Vitek 2.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial
  • Humans
  • Lincosamides / pharmacology*
  • Macrolides / pharmacology*
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests / instrumentation
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests / methods*
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Staphylococcus / drug effects*
  • Staphylococcus / isolation & purification
  • Streptogramin B / pharmacology*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Lincosamides
  • Macrolides
  • Streptogramin B