The Surveyans of Colonisation of Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci and Investigation Antibiotic Susceptibility and Risk Factors

Autor: İrfan Binici, Mustafa Kasım Karahocagil, Mahmut Sünnetçioğlu, Mehmet Parlak
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Van Tıp Dergisi, Vol 29, Iss 2, Pp 177-183 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2587-0351
36642320
DOI: 10.5505/vtd.2022.26428
Popis: INTRODUCTION: VRE colonization rates are higher in intensive care units (ICU) with long-term hospitalizations, antibiotic use and invasive interventions. We aimed to determine the antibiotic susceptibility by investigating the rectal colonization and risk factors of VRE in patients followed up in the pediatric service and intensive care unit. METHODS: The study was conducted in the pediatric wards and intensive care unit of XXX University Hospital in ten months. Rectal swab samples were obtained from all the patients on the first and 7th day of admission. Samples submitted to the laboratory were inoculated onto chromogenic VRE agar (CHROMagar™, France) and Enterococci spp. were identified according to the procedure. Vancomycin resistance was determined among Enterococcus spp. by E-test method (bioMérieux, France). Phoenix Automated System (Becton Dickinson, USA) was utilized in identifying the species of enterococci and defining antibiotic susceptibilities. RESULTS: VRE colonizations were detected in rectal swab samples in 54 (9%) of 600 patients who were followed up. VRE colonizations were detected in 31 (6.9%) patients in the pediatric ward and 23 (15.3%) patients in the ICU (p
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