Article
Antibiotic resistant enterococci-tales of a drug resistance gene trafficker.
International journal of medical microbiology : IJMM - 1 Aug 2013
Werner Guido, Coque Teresa M, Franz Charles M A P, Grohmann Elisabeth, Hegstad Kristin, Jensen Lars, van Schaik Willem, Weaver Keith
Abstract excerpt
Enterococci have been recognized as important hospital-acquired pathogens in recent years, and isolates of E. faecalis and E. faecium are the third- to fourth-most prevalent nosocomial pathogen worldwide. Acquired resistances, especially against penicilin/ampicillin, aminoglycosides (high-level) and glycopeptides are therapeutically important and reported in increasing numbers. On the other hand, isolates of E....
Topics
- Animals
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Cross Infection
- Drug Resistance, Bacterial
- Enterococcus faecalis
- Enterococcus faecium
- Evolution, Molecular
- Gastrointestinal Tract
- Genes, Bacterial
- Genetic Variation