Article
Genotypic diversity and epidemiology of high-level gentamicin resistant Enterococcus in a Chinese hospital.
The Journal of infection - 1 Feb 2006
Qu Ting-Ting, Chen Ya-Gang, Yu Yun-Song, Wei Ze-Qing, Zhou Zhi-Hui, Li Lan-Juan
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the antibiotics resistance of Enterococcus, the aminoglycoside-modifying enzymes (AME) and homology of high-level gentamicin resistant (HLGR) Enterococcus in clinical specimens for the implementation of effective infection control measures. METHODS: The resistance of 13 antimicrobial agents was determined by Kirby-Bauer (K-B) or agar dilution method. And the HLGR and high-level...
Topics
- Acetyltransferases
- Anti-Infective Agents
- Bacterial Proteins
- China
- DNA Primers
- Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
- Enterococcus faecalis
- Enterococcus faecium
- Genetic Variation
- Genotype
- Gentamicins
- Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections
- Humans
- Microbial Sensitivity Tests
