Vancomycin-resistant VanA phenotype Enterococcus faecalis: first case in Minas Gerais state and epidemiological considerations.
We report the first case of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis with VanA phenotype and vanA genotype isolated from a surgical patient in a general Hospital in Uberlândia, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Ribas
Rosineide Marques
RM
Laboratory de Microbiology, Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil. rosi_ribas@yahoo.com.br
Darini
Ana Lúcia da Costa
AL
Moreira
Tomaz Aquino
TA
Freitas
Claudete
C
Gontijo Filho
Paulo P
PP
D000081:Acetamides / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D013293:Enterococcus faecalis / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D000069349:Linezolid; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D023303:Oxazolidinones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010641:Phenotype; D020713:Vancomycin Resistance
D000081:Acetamides; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D023303:Oxazolidinones; D000069349:Linezolid