ANTIMICROBIAL SUSCEPTIBILITIES OF ENTEROCOCCI ISOLATED FROM HOSPITALIZED-PATIENTS

Citation
M. Venditti et al., ANTIMICROBIAL SUSCEPTIBILITIES OF ENTEROCOCCI ISOLATED FROM HOSPITALIZED-PATIENTS, Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 37(5), 1993, pp. 1190-1192
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Pharmacology & Pharmacy",Microbiology
ISSN journal
00664804
Volume
37
Issue
5
Year of publication
1993
Pages
1190 - 1192
Database
ISI
SICI code
0066-4804(1993)37:5<1190:ASOEIF>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
One hundred and one isolates of Enterococcus species isolated recently from hospitalized patients were evaluated in vitro for antibiotic sus ceptibility. Teicoplanin and mideplanin were the most active agents, f ollowed by ramoplanin, vancomycin, ciprofloxacin, ampicillin, and imip enem. High-level resistance to gentamicin (MIC > 500 mug/ml) and/or st reptomycin (MIC > 2,000 mug/ml) was found in 60 isolates. High-level r esistance to ampicillin (MIC greater-than-or-equal-to 16 mug/ml) was f ound in 17 isolates. MBC studies revealed that ramoplanin possesses si gnificant bactericidal activity.