TY - JOUR AU - McDonald, L. Clifford AU - Garza, Luis R. AU - Jarvis, William R. T1 - Proficiency of Clinical Laboratories in and near Monterrey, Mexico, To Detect Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 1999 VL - 5 IS - 1 SP - 143 SN - 1080-6059 AB - 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. KW - Mexico KW - United States DO - 10.3201/eid0501.990117 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/5/1/99-0117_article ER - End of Reference