title: [Group D streptococci and enterococci: identification, sensitivity to antibiotics and a study of the high level resistance to aminosides (Charles Nicolle Hospital in Tunis)].
abstract: 197 strains of enterococcus and group D Streptococcus were isolated from human material at Charles Nicolle Hospital (Tunis) and identified by biochemical tests: 174, Enterococcus faecalis, 6 Enterococcus faecium, 2 Enterococcus durans and 15 Streptococcus bovis. The sensitivity to antibiotics was studied: all Enterococcus faecium were resistant at least to one antibiotic, 15% of Enterococcus faecalis were sensitive for all antibiotics tested the other species were frequently sensitive. High level resistance to aminoglycosides were frequent in Enterococcus faecalis 40%: among these strains high level resistance to gentamicin accounts for 12% and 18 frequently associated with resistance to kanamycin and streptomycin, this situation present therapeutic problems in case of severe infection.
authors.affiliation: Hospitalo-Universitaire en Bactériologie à la Faculté de Médecine de Tunis.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kechrid
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ben Redjeb
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gargouri
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fendri
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ben Hassen
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Boujnah
mesh_terms: D000617:Aminoglycosides; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D002511:Cephalosporins / Q000494:pharmacology; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D013293:Enterococcus faecalis / Q000145:classification* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D018942:Macrolides; D010068:Oxacillin / Q000494:pharmacology; D010403:Penicillin Resistance; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000145:classification* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013753:Tetracycline Resistance; D014416:Tunisia
chemical_list: D000617:Aminoglycosides; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002511:Cephalosporins; D018942:Macrolides; D010068:Oxacillin
vernacular_title: Les streptocoques du groupe D et les enterocoques: identification, sensibilite aux antibiotiques et etude de la resistance haut niveau aux aminosides (Hôpital Charles Nicolle de Tunis).