The E test and the reference agar dilution methods were compared for detecting high-level aminoglycoside resistance (HLAR) among 71 selected clinical isolates, including 62 Enterococcus faecalis and 9 Enterococcus faecium isolates. High-level gentamicin resistance alone was found...
Ver documentoNas últimas duas décadas os membros do gênero Enterococcus emergiram como importantes patógenos nosocomiais ao redor do mundo. No presente estudo, nós avaliamos a resistência antimicrobiana e as características genotípicas de 203 Enterococcus spp. obtidos de diferentes fontes clí...
Ver documentoModified MicroScan gram-positive MIC no. 8 panels (PM-8) were analyzed for their improved ability to detect vancomycin resistance (VR) and high-level aminoglycoside resistance (HLAR) in enterococci. A validation study design that utilized selected challenge strains, recent clinic...
Ver documentoIn the past two decades the members of the genus Enterococcus have emerged as important nosocomial pathogens worldwide. In the present study, we evaluated the antimicrobial resistance and genotypic characteristics of 203 Enterococcus spp. recovered from different clinical sources...
Ver documentoAs características fenotípicas e genotípicas de 203 isolados de Enterococcus spp. proveniente de diferentes amostras clínicas em dois hospitais localizados na cidade de Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil, foram estudadas. As espécies foram identificadas através de testes bio...
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