title: [Emergence of glycopeptide resistant Enterococcus faecium in Algeria: a case report].
abstract: A glycopeptide-resistant Enterococcus faecium (EFRG) was isolated from a wound in a patient hospitalized in a university hospital in Algiers. This strain was resistant to several antibiotics. This patient was carrying this strain in the digestive tract which may partly explain its origin. Genotypic comparison of the two strains by pulsed field gel electrophoresis showed that it was the same strain. Glycopeptide resistance was due to the presence of the vanA gene. Vigilance is required facing the emergence of strains of EFRG in our hospitals.
authors: Laboratoire central de biologie, CHU Béni-Messous, Alger, Algérie. moufhamidi@gmail.com
authors: Moufida
authors: M
authors: Hamidi
authors: Houria
authors: H
authors: Ammari
authors: Mohamed
authors: M
authors: Ghaffor
authors: Nabila
authors: N
authors: Benamrouche
authors: Hassiba
authors: H
authors: Tali-Maamar
authors: Farida
authors: F
authors: Tala-Khir
authors: Mokhtar
authors: M
authors: Younsi
authors: Kheira
authors: K
authors: Rahal
mesh_terms: D000462:Algeria; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D016984:Enterococcus faecium / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology; D006020:Glycopeptides / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D006020:Glycopeptides
keywords: Algeria; Enterococcus faecium; glycopeptide-resistant Enterococci; vanA gene