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.
Characterization of glycopeptide resistant enterococci isolated from a hospital in Naples (Italy) / E., Galdiero; Villari, Paolo; V., Di Onofrio; M. G., Pisciotta; A., Lucariello; L., Sommese; G., Liguori. - In: NEW MICROBIOLOGICA. - ISSN 1121-7138. - STAMPA. - 28:2(2005), pp. 171-176.
Characterization of glycopeptide resistant enterococci isolated from a hospital in Naples (Italy)
VILLARI, Paolo;
2005
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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.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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