title: [Gram positive multi-drug resistance: what probability and fear?].
abstract: Antibiotic resistance in Gram-positive bacteria already has a significant impact on morbidity and mortality. The situation is particularly alarming in the case of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and glycopeptide-resistant Enterococcus faecium, which have shown an ability to spread to new ecological niches and to generate new clones with both increased drug resistance and increased virulence. The potential for genetic exchanges between these two species raises the specter of highly resistant and virulent S. aureus strains.
authors.forename: Gérard
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lina
authors.forename: Vincent
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Cattoir
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018432:Drug Resistance, Multiple; D016984:Enterococcus faecium / Q000187:drug effects; D058872:Epidemics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D005239:Fear; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects; D011336:Probability; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents