Development of a treatment algorithm for streptococci and Enterococci from positive blood cultures identified with the Verigene gram-positive blood culture assay

Abstract

Seventy-eight blood cultures with a Gram stain result of Gram-positive cocci in pairs and/or chains were evaluated with the Nanosphere Verigene Gram-positive blood culture (BC-GP) assay. The overall concordance of the assay with culture was 89.7% (70/78 cultures), allowing for the development of a targeted treatment algorithm. Copyright © 2013, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.