title: [Enterococci: high level of resistance to aminoglycosides in strains isolated by different laboratories in Catalonia].
abstract: We study 583 strains of enterococci isolates by 19 laboratories from Catalonia: 546 E. faecalis (93.5%), 34 E. faecium (6%) and 3 E. durans (0.5%). We inoculated all the strains in Müeller-Hinton agar with 2,000 mg/l of one of the following aminoglycoside: gentamicin, tobramycin, amikacin, streptomycin and kanamycin. Global incidence of high-level resistance was 9.4% to gentamicin, 7.3% to tobramycin, 0.2% to amikacin, 30.3% to streptomycin and 37.7% to kanamycin, with important changes in regard of procedence.
authors.affiliation: Servico de Microbiología, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Casal
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: del Valle
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gallés
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Roig
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Viu
mesh_terms: D000617:Aminoglycosides; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000382:microbiology; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D013030:Spain; D013045:Species Specificity; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D000617:Aminoglycosides; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
vernacular_title: Enterococos: alto nivel de resistencia a aminoglucósidos en cepas aisladas por distintos laboratorios de Cataluña.