EPIDEMIOLOGIC EVALUATION OF ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE IN COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED ENTEROCOCCI

Authors
SILVERMAN J THAL LA PERRI MB BOSTIC G ZERVOS MJ
Citation
J. Silverman et al., EPIDEMIOLOGIC EVALUATION OF ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE IN COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED ENTEROCOCCI, Journal of clinical microbiology, 36(3), 1998, pp. 830-832
Citations number
29
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology
Journal title
Journal of clinical microbiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00951137
Volume
36
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
830 - 832
Database
ISI
SICI code
0095-1137(1998)36:3<830:EEOARI>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
Fecal samples from 200 consecutive patients admitted to a community ho spital yielded 107 enterococci. High-level gentamicin resistance occur red in 10 (14%) of the Enterococcus faecalis isolates. Ampicillin resi stance occurred in two (3%) of the E. faecalis isolates and six (23%) of the Enterococcus faecium isolates. There were no vancomycin-resista nt enterococci. Risk factors for enterococci with high-level aminoglyc oside (gentamicin) or ampicillin resistance included prior hospitaliza tion and previous antibiotic use.