McDonald L C, Garza L R, Jarvis W R
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA.
Emerg Infect Dis. 1999 Jan-Feb;5(1):143-6. doi: 10.3201/eid0501.990117.
Early detection of vancomycin-resistant enterococci is important for preventing its spread among hospitalized patients. We surveyed the ability of eight hospital laboratories in and near Monterrey, Mexico, to detect vancomycin resistance in Enterococcus spp. and found that although laboratories can reliably detect high-level vancomycin resistance, many have difficulty detecting low-level resistance.
早期检测耐万古霉素肠球菌对于防止其在住院患者中传播很重要。我们调查了墨西哥蒙特雷及其附近八家医院实验室检测肠球菌属中万古霉素耐药性的能力，发现尽管实验室能够可靠地检测到高水平的万古霉素耐药性，但许多实验室在检测低水平耐药性方面存在困难。
