title: First case of vanA-positive Enterococcus mundtii in human urinary tract infection in Iran.
abstract: We cultured enterococci from urinary tract infections in Iranian hospitals. Seven different Enterococcus species (E. raffinosus, E. durans, E. hirae, E. avium, E. mundtii, E. faecium and E. faecalis) were found. Seven strains were vancomycin resistant, leading to an overall vancomycin resistance rate of 3.9%. The enterococcal infection rate was high and vancomycin-resistant enterococci incidence low. We report the first vanA-positive E. mundtii urinary tract infections.
authors.affiliation: Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Iran.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sharifi-Rad
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Science, Tehran North Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shadanpour
authors.affiliation: bioMérieux SA, Unit Microbiology, R&D Microbiology, La Balme Les Grottes, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: van Belkum
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Soltani
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sharifi-Rad
keywords: E. mundtii; Enterococcal infection; Vancomycin-resistant enterococci; urinary tract infection; vanA-positive