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Vancomycin susceptibility was determined in 125 S. aureus isolates by disk diffusion, microdilution, Etest and vancomycin brain heart infusion (BHI) plate. A 2.0 mg/L vancomycin BHI was highly sensitive (100% and 91% compared to Etest and microdilution) for detecting a MIC≥2 mg/L, and could be used as a simple and affordable screening test.
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Antibacterianos/farmacologia , Testes de Sensibilidade Microbiana/normas , Infecções Estafilocócicas/microbiologia , Staphylococcus aureus/isolamento & purificação , Vancomicina/farmacologia , Humanos , Testes de Sensibilidade Microbiana/instrumentação , Testes de Sensibilidade Microbiana/métodos , Infecções Estafilocócicas/diagnóstico , Staphylococcus aureus/efeitos dos fármacos , Staphylococcus aureus/crescimento & desenvolvimentoRESUMO
A high-speed handpiece is used in several dental procedures and the official recommendation for safe decontamination consists of rinsing with water, washing with detergent, mechanical friction, and sterilization; however, many professionals only apply 70% w/v alcohol without also cleaning the tool between patients. We performed an analysis of high-speed handpieces reprocessed only with 70% w/v alcohol and found that the methods used in clinical practice are not safe.