Characterization of glycopeptide resistant enterococci isolated from a hospital in Naples (Italy)
| Autor: | Emilia Galdiero, Villari, P., Di Onofrio, V., Pisciotta, M. G., Lucariello, A., Sommese, L., Liguori, G. |
|---|---|
| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
| Předmět: |
enterococcus spp
antibiotic resistance Genotype vancomycin Glycopeptides Microbial Sensitivity Tests Anti-Bacterial Agents Phenotype genotype glycopeptides phenotype Bacterial Proteins Italy Drug Resistance Bacterial Humans Hospitals Teaching Carbon-Oxygen Ligases Enterococcus Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections |
| Zdroj: | Scopus-Elsevier |
| ISSN: | 1121-7138 |
| Popis: | A study on the antibiotic resistance of enterococcal isolates (n = 280) was carried out in a teaching hospital in Naples. Strains were isolated from different sources, identified by conventional tests and their antibiotic susceptibility was tested by E-test method. Thirty-two enterococcal isolates (11.5%), phenotypically identified as E. faecium (n = 26), E. gallinarum (n = 3), E. faecalis (n = 2) and E. hirae (n = 1), showed resistance to glycopeptides. The vanA gene was found in all 32 VRE. Molecular typing was performed by RAPD analysis which showed two majors patterns. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
| Externí odkaz: |
|