Abstract
It is mandatory in South Korea that patients and carriers, from whom vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) are detected, should be isolated from the other patients. The rapid detection of VRE is essential to prevent the dissemination of VRE. We determined the possibilities of direct identification of VRE from selective enrichment broth by mass spectrometry for the shortening of turn-around-time.
Highlights
It is mandatory in South Korea that patients and carriers, from whom vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) are detected, should be isolated from the other patients
We determined the possibilities of direct identification of VRE from selective enrichment broth by mass spectrometry for the shortening of turn-around-time
Among total 39 VRE isolated by standard culture, 32 were E. faecium only, and seven were mixed with both E. faecium and E. faecalis
Summary
It is mandatory in South Korea that patients and carriers, from whom vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) are detected, should be isolated from the other patients. The rapid detection of VRE is essential to prevent the dissemination of VRE. We determined the possibilities of direct identification of VRE from selective enrichment broth by mass spectrometry for the shortening of turn-around-time
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