E. faecalis/OE PNA FISH®

 

Rapid identification of Enterococcus faecalis, Enterococcus faecium & other enterococci from positive blood cultures.
 

Description

E. faecalis/OE PNA FISH provides rapid identification of E. faecalis, E. faecium & Other Enterococci (OE), directly from GPCPC-positive blood cultures in just 90 minutes.

The test enables microbiology labs to alert clinicians about E. faecium bacteremia and the high likelihood of vancomycin and/or ampicillin resistance 2-3 days sooner than with conventional methods. This, in turn, helps clinicians ensure early, appropriate antimicrobial therapy for patients with enterococcal bacteremia.
 
 
 
Results Images

 
E. faecalis
E. faecium & OE Negative
  
 
 
Performance Data

Please see package insert for complete performance data.
 
    Conventional Identification  
    E. faecalis OE* Other Species** Total

E. faecalis
41 0 0 41
PNA FISH®
OE
0 33 0 33
 
Negative
0 0 78 78
 
Total
41 33 78 152
*E. faecium (27), E. casseliflavus (2), E. gallinarum (2), Other Enterococcus spp. (2)
**Streptococcus spp. (75). Abiotrophia spp. (3)