PMID- 27047693
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
DCOM- 20160406
LR  - 20220321
IS  - 2090-3057 (Print)
IS  - 2090-3065 (Electronic)
IS  - 2090-3057 (Linking)
VI  - 2016
DP  - 2016
TI  - Vancomycin and High Level Aminoglycoside Resistance in Enterococcus spp. in a 
      Tertiary Health Care Centre: A Therapeutic Concern.
PG  - 8262561
LID - 10.1155/2016/8262561 [doi]
LID - 8262561
AB  - Aims. This study was aimed at knowing the prevalence of vancomycin and high level 
      aminoglycoside resistance in enterococcal strains among clinical samples. Study 
      Design. It was an investigational study. Place and Duration of Study. It was 
      conducted on 100 Enterococcus isolates, in the Department of Microbiology, Pt. 
      BDS PGIMS, Rohtak, over a period of six months from July to December 2014. 
      Methodology. Clinical specimens including urine, pus, blood, semen, vaginal swab, 
      and throat swab were processed and Enterococcus isolates were identified by 
      standard protocols. Antibiotic sensitivity testing of enterococci was performed 
      using Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion method. Results. High level gentamicin 
      resistance (HLGR) was more common in urine samples (41.5%) followed by blood 
      (36%) samples. High level streptomycin resistance (HLSR) was more common in pus 
      samples (52.6%) followed by blood samples (36%). Resistance to vancomycin was 
      maximum in blood isolates. Conclusion. Enterococci resistant to multiple 
      antimicrobial agents have been recognized. Thus, it is crucial for laboratories 
      to provide accurate antimicrobial resistance patterns for enterococci so that 
      effective therapy and infection control measures can be initiated.
FAU - Mittal, Seema
AU  - Mittal S
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-4957-668X
AD  - BPS GMC (Women), Khanpur Kalan, Sonepat, Haryana, India.
FAU - Singla, Pooja
AU  - Singla P
AD  - SHKMC, Mewat, Haryana, India.
FAU - Deep, Antariksha
AU  - Deep A
AD  - PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, India.
FAU - Bala, Kiran
AU  - Bala K
AD  - PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, India.
FAU - Sikka, Rama
AU  - Sikka R
AD  - PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, India.
FAU - Garg, Meenu
AU  - Garg M
AD  - PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, India.
FAU - Chaudhary, Uma
AU  - Chaudhary U
AD  - PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, India.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20160307
PL  - Egypt
TA  - J Pathog
JT  - Journal of pathogens
JID - 101571433
PMC - PMC4800106
EDAT- 2016/04/06 06:00
MHDA- 2016/04/06 06:01
PMCR- 2016/03/07
CRDT- 2016/04/06 06:00
PHST- 2015/10/11 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2016/02/10 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2016/02/15 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2016/04/06 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2016/04/06 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2016/04/06 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2016/03/07 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.1155/2016/8262561 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Pathog. 2016;2016:8262561. doi: 10.1155/2016/8262561. Epub 2016 Mar 7.