Use of the D test method to detect inducible clindamycin resistance in coagulase negative staphylococci (CoNS)
Braz. j. infect. dis
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11(2): 186-188, Apr. 2007. ilus, tab
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em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
According to the National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards (NCCLS, 2004), a method to evaluate the inducible clindamycin resistance in accordance with an approach of the disks of erythromycin and clindamycin - the D test - has been reported. We analyzed the performance of this method in 200 coagulase negative staphylococci (CoNS) strains obtained from blood cultures of hospitalized patients at a general hospital in Southern Brazil. Twenty-seven clinical isolates with suitable profile (erythromycin-resistant and clindamycin-susceptible) were evaluated for the D test realization. Thus, only 5 CoNS were D test positive. The D test method showed to be simple and an important technique in the detection of inducible clindamycin resistance.
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Assunto principal:
Oxacilina
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Staphylococcus
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Clindamicina
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Eritromicina
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Antibacterianos
Tipo de estudo:
Estudos de avaliação
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Guia de Prática Clínica
Limite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Braz. j. infect. dis
Assunto da revista:
Doenças Transmissíveis
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Brasil
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Foundation of Federal Clinical Medical School of Porto Alegre/BR
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