[Vancomycin resistance among strains of Enterococcus faecium].
A total of 48 clinical isolates of Enterococcus faecium were tested for their susceptibility to glycopeptide antibiotics (vancomycin and teicoplanin). We observed a low-level of resistance to vancomycin (phenotype Van B) for 4.2% isolates. MICs for these strains were MIC(vancomycin) = 8 mg/L and MIC(teicoplanin) = 0,75 mg/L. Among all of the tested strains, 66.7% were resistant to aminoglycoside antibiotics (phenotype HLAR).
Sacha
Paweł
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Zaklad Diagnostyki Mikrobiologicznej Akademii Medycznej w Białymstoku. sachpt@amb.edu.pl
Wieczorek
Piotr
P
Jakoniuk
Piotr
P
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D016984:Enterococcus faecium / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010641:Phenotype; D017334:Teicoplanin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D020713:Vancomycin Resistance
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D017334:Teicoplanin; D014640:Vancomycin
Oporność na wankomycyne wśród szczepów Enterococcus faecium.