Background Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREfm) is a leading cause of nosocomial infection. Here, we describe the utility of whole-genome sequencing in defining nosocomial VREfm transmission. Methods A retrospective study at a single hospital in the United Kingdom identified 342 patients with E. faecium bloodstream infection over 7 years. Of these, 293 patients had a stored isola...

Türkiye’de Van ili piyasasından toplanan tavuk eti örneklerinde Enterococcus spp. prevelansı ve antibiyotik direnliliği VanA VanB direnç genlerinin belirlenmesi amaçlandı. Çalışmada 100 adet örneği kullanıldı. Bunların 27’si (%27) pozitif bulundu. 27 örneğinden toplam 67 izolatı elde edildi. Bunlardan 53’ü (%79.10) E. faecalis, 14’ü (%20.90) ise faecium olarak tespit Antibiyotik dirençlilikleri...

The aim of the study was to assess the epidemiology, the incidence of multidrug-resistant bacteria and bloodstream infections' (BSIs) seasonality in a university hospital. This retrospective study was carried out in the University General Hospital of Patras, Greece, during 2011-13 y. Blood cultures from patients with clinical presentation suggestive of bloodstream infection were performed by th...

BACKGROUND Enterococci are responsible for up to 12% of cases of healthcare associated infections worldwide and cause life threatening infections among critically ill patients. They show intrinsic and acquired resistance to a wide range of antimicrobial agents. Glycopeptide resistance is due to vanA, vanB, vanC, vanD, vanE, vanG and vanL genes. OBJECTIVES To determine the carriage rate of VRE...

The reduction in time required to identify vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) has gained increased importance during hospital outbreaks. In the present study, we implemented a laboratory protocol to speed up the VRE screening from rectal samples. The protocol combines a medium for selective VRE isolation (VREBAC(R), Probac, São Paulo) and a multiplex PCR for detection and identification of ...

The presented study aims at analyzing an increasing prevalence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) isolated from various kinds of clinical material obtained from patients in the Department of Hemato-oncology (DHO), University Hospital in Olomouc, Czech Republic. Between January 1 and March 31, 2005, enterococci were isolated by standard microbiological procedures using both clinical mater...