Performance of the Vitek 2 system software version 5.03 in the bacterial identification and antimicrobial susceptibility test: evaluation study of clinical and reference strains of Gram-positive cocci

Introduction. The genera Enterococcus, Staphylococcus and Streptococcus are recognized as important Gram-positive human pathogens. The aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of Vitek 2 in identifying Gram-positive cocci and their antimicrobial susceptibilities. Methods. One hundred four...

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Main Authors: Thiago Galvão da Silva Paim, Vlademir Vicente Cantarelli, Pedro Alves d'Azevedo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2014-06-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822014000300377&lng=en&tlng=en