Name : BILE ESCULIN AZIDE AGAR W/ VANCOMYCIN
- Indended Use :
- CLINICAL
Description : Bile Esculin Azide Agar with Vancomycin is recommended for use as a direct screening medium in the isolation and presumptive identification of vancomycin-resistant enterococci /group D streptococci, such as Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium, from fecal and rectal cultures. BEA with Vancomycin is a differential and selective medium that allows for the rapid isolation of VRE from heavily contaminated specimens. The basal medium contains esculin to detect esculin hydrolyzing microorgan