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