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Characterization of vancomycin resistance mechanisms in Enterococcus faecium isolates from a Brazilian tertiary hospital

Background and Objectives: Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREf) is an opportunistic pathogen responsible for hospital infections, characterized by increasing prevalence and a lack of comprehensive epidemiological studies. We aimed to assess the occurrence of VREf and vancomycin resistance gen...

Susceptibility to Vancomycin of Biofilm Producing Staphylococci Isolated from Tertiary Care Hospital of Nepal

Vitae (Medellín); 29 (2), 2022
Background: Methicillin resistance and biofilm-producing Staphylococci are emerging as multidrug-resistant strains narrowing the efficacy of antimicrobial therapy. Although vancomycin is used as the drug of choice to treat such isolates, different studies worldwide have documented the em...

Prevalencia de resistencia de bacteria aisladas en hemocultivos, en un hospital universitario de Colombia

NOVA publ. cient; 19 (37), 2021
Resumen Objetivo. Describir la frecuencia de los microorganismos y la resistencia antibiótica de bacterias aisladas en hemocultivos de pacientes con Bacteremia, en un hospital universitario de Colombia. Métodos. Se desarrolló un estudio observacional, descriptivo y de corte transversal, en individuo...

Companion psittacine birds as reservoir of gentamicin and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus spp

Pesqui. vet. bras; 40 (2), 2020
Enterococcus are recognized worldwide as significant nosocomial agents that have been continuously envolving to adapt to different niches and acquire resistance to several antibiotic classes. Vancomycin and gentamicin-resistant strains of E. faecalis and E. faecium have been associated with nosocomial hu...

Occurrence of the vanA gene in Staphylococcus epidermidis from nasopharyngeal secretion of Health-Care Workers, Recife, Brazil

Abstract INTRODUCTION: The increasing reports of vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus strains (VRS) haves caused concern worldwide, from the laboratory detection to patient management. This study aimed to identify the occurrence of VRS strains among healthcare professionals from a university hospital. ...

Produção de biofilme na presença de agentes antimicrobianos e potencial de virulência para Caenorhabditis elegans de diferentes biótipos de Staphylococcus haemolyticus isolados de sangue
Biofilm production in the presence of antimicrobial agents and virulence potential for Caenorhabditis elegans from different strains of Staphylococcus haemolyticus isolated from blood

Os Staphylococcus coagulase-negativos (SCN) são encontrados na pele e mucosas de seres humanos e outros animais, já que algumas espécies são parte constituinte da microbiota normal destes mesmos sítios, e podem constituir um reservatório para SCN. Staphylococcus haemolyticus é a segunda espécie, ...

Detection of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) in stool specimens submitted for Clostridium difficile toxin testing

Braz. j. microbiol; 48 (3), 2017
Abstract The aim of this study was to determine the association between Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) and efficacy of screening stools submitted for C. difficile toxin assay for prevalence of VRE. Between April 2012 and February 2014, 158 stool samples s...

Empiric therapy with vancomycin in the neonatal intensive care unit: let's "get smart" globally!

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 92 (5), 2016

Análisis de mortalidad debida a una infección del torrente sanguíneo por Enterococcus faecium en Taiwán central

Rev. chil. infectol; 33 (4), 2016
Background: Bloodstream infections (BSIs) due to Enterococcus faecium (E. faecium), particularly those due to vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE), are still a therapeutic challenge. Aim: To evaluate mortality from BSI due to E. faecium and VRE in central Taiwan. Materials and Methods: We retrospectiv...

Posible aislamiento clínico de Staphylococcus cohnii resistente a vancomicina

Infectio; 10 (3), 2006
Staphylococcus cohnii se encuentra comúnmente en la piel y el tracto gastrointestinal de personas sanas y, ocasionalmente, puede causar infecciones hospitalarias y en la comunidad. En 1987 se reportó la aparición de resistencia a vancomicina en Staphylococci negativos para la coagulasa. Desde entonces...