Characterization of glycopeptide resistant enterococci isolated from a hospital in Naples (Italy) |
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| Authors: | Galdiero Emilia Villari Paolo Di Onofrio Valeria Pisciotta Maria Grazia Lucariello Angela Sommese Linda Liguori Giorgio |
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| Institution: | Department of Structural and Functional Biology, Section of Hygiene, Federico II University of Naples, Italy. egaldier@unina.it |
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| Abstract: | A study on the antibiotic resistance of enterococcal isolates (n = 280) was carried out in a teaching hospital in Naples. Strains were isolated from different sources, identified by conventional tests and their antibiotic susceptibility was tested by E-test method. Thirty-two enterococcal isolates (11.5%), phenotypically identified as E. faecium (n = 26), E. gallinarum (n = 3), E. faecalis (n = 2) and E. hirae (n = 1), showed resistance to glycopeptides. The vanA gene was found in all 32 VRE. Molecular typing was performed by RAPD analysis which showed two majors patterns. |
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