scholarly journals Molecular typing, pathogenicity factor genes and antimicrobial susceptibility of vancomycin resistant enterococci in Belgrade, Serbia

2015 ◽  
Vol 62 (2) ◽  
pp. 147-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Milica Jovanović ◽  
Branko Milošević ◽  
Tanja Tošić ◽  
Goran Stevanović ◽  
Vesna Mioljević ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antimicrobial Susceptibility ◽  
Molecular Typing ◽  
Pathogenicity Factor ◽  
Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci ◽  
Vancomycin Resistant

scholarly journals Vancomycin resistant Enterococci and its associated factors among HIV infected patients on anti-retroviral therapy in Ethiopia

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. e0251727
Author(s):  
Belayneh Regasa Dadi ◽  
Zerihun Solomon ◽  
Mheret Tesfaye
Keyword(s):  
Antimicrobial Susceptibility ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Multivariable Analysis ◽  
Diffusion Method ◽  
Resistance Pattern ◽  
P Value ◽  
Multivariable Logistic Regression Model ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci ◽  
Vancomycin Resistant

Background The emergence of vancomycin resistant Enterococci (VRE) has alarmed the global community due to its tendency for colonization of the gastrointestinal tract. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) patients are colonized by vancomycin resistant Enterococci than other groups. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of vancomycin resistant Enterococci and its associated factors among HIV infected patients on Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART). Methods Institution based cross sectional study was conducted among HIV infected patients on ART at from June 1 to August 30, 2020. Socio-demographic and clinical data were collected by pre-tested structured questionnaire. Stool sample was collected and processed by standard microbiological techniques. Kirby Bauer Disc diffusion method was used to perform antimicrobial susceptibility testing. Data were entered by Epi data version 4.6.0.2 and analyzed by SPSS version 25. Bivariable and multivariable logistic regression model was used to analyze the association between dependent and independent variables. P-values in the multivariable analysis, adjusted odds ratio (AOR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) were used to determine the strength of association. P-value ≤0.05 was considered as significant. Results Enterococci spp was isolated on 123/200 (61.50%) patients. Among these isolates, the incidence of vancomycin resistant Enterococci was 11.4% [95% CI: (6.0–17.0)]. Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns against Enterococci showed highest rate of resistance to ampicillin (69.9%). Multidrug resistances were observed in 49.59% of Enterococci isolates. Study participants who had prior antibioticexposurer more than two weeks [AOR = 7.35; 95% CI: (1.2144.64)] and hospitalization for the last six months [AOR = 5.68; 95% CI: (1.09 29.74)] were significantly associated with vancomycin resistant Enterococci. Conclusions In our study high incidence of vancomycin resistant Enterococci was found. Previous exposure to antibiotics for more than two weeks and hospitalization for more than six months were significantly associated with vancomycin resistant Enterococci. The isolated Enterococci had variable degrees of resistance to commonly prescribed antibiotics. Therefore, periodic surveillance on antimicrobial resistance pattern, adhering to rational use of antibiotics and implementing infection prevention protocols may reduce colonization by VRE.

Molecular epidemiology of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in Singapore

Pathology ◽  
2009 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Tse Koh ◽  
Beng Low ◽  
Nicholas Leo ◽  
Li-Yang Hsu ◽  
Raymond Lin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Epidemiology ◽  
Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci ◽  
Vancomycin Resistant

Prevalence of Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci in Various Clinical Specimens in Tertiary Care Hospital in North Delhi

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 141-144
Author(s):  
Swati Chaudhary ◽  
◽  
Swastika Aggarwal ◽  
Pawan Kumar ◽  
SK Aggarwal SK Aggarwal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Clinical Specimens ◽  
Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci ◽  
Vancomycin Resistant

scholarly journals Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci and Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase-Producing Bacterial Colonization of the Cervix after Emergency Cerclage: Is It Safe?

Antibiotics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 933
Author(s):  
Won-Kyu Jang ◽  
Jin-Gon Bae
Keyword(s):  
Early Onset ◽  
Neonatal Death ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Bacterial Colonization ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci ◽  
Extended Spectrum ◽  
Early Onset Sepsis ◽  
Cervical Surgery ◽  
Vancomycin Resistant

Antimicrobial resistance is currently becoming a global threat to human health. We performed a retrospective study on patients who underwent emergency cerclage between January 2016 and December 2018 at the Dongsan Medical Center. Cervical culture was first performed before surgery to confirm that there was no infection and was repeated on days 1, 4, and 7 after surgery. A total of 85 pregnant women underwent emergency cerclage. Among them, six patients had vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) colonization in the cervix after cerclage, and 23 patients developed extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing bacterial colonization in the cervix. The average gestational age at delivery was lower in the VRE group. Neonatal death was also significantly higher in the VRE group. The rate of occurrence of early-onset sepsis was also higher in the VRE group, and both VRE and ESBL-producing bacterial colonization cases in which early-onset sepsis occurred resulted in neonatal death. The prognosis of cervical VRE colonization after cervical surgery was poor, whereas the prognosis of ESBL-producing bacterial colonization in the cervix did not differ significantly from that of the control group. However, careful neonatal treatment is required considering that early-onset sepsis is fatal to the newborn.

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