عنوان المقالة: Detection of vancomycin resistance in multidrug-resistant Enterococcus faecalis isolated from burn infections
أ.د. أمل طالب عطيه السعدي | Prof. Dr. Amal Talib Atiyah Al Sa'ady | 7062
نوع النشر
مجلة علمية
المؤلفون بالعربي
أ.د. امل طالب السعدي
المؤلفون بالإنجليزي
Amal Talib Al Sa’ady
الملخص الانجليزي
Background: Enterococcus faecalis is one of the main causes of nosocomial infections. The clinical importance of E. faecalis is related to its antibiotic resistance because it is intrinsic resistance. Vancomycin-resistant E. faecalis (VRE) acquired the vancomycin (VA) resistance by a plasmid that permits the sensitive bacteria to become resistant and has the ability to transfer this resistance to other unrelated bacteria. Materials and Methods: During the period of 3 months from 1st March to 31st May 2019, a total of 50 swabs were collected from patients with burn infections from patients in Al-Hilla General Teaching Hospital, Al-Hilla City, Babylon, Iraq. The swabs were cultured on selective and differential media and incubated aerobically at 37°C for 24–48 h. Using VITEK 2 system was used for more confirmative diagnosis. Results: All samples yielded bacterial growth 100%. A total of 71 bacterial isolates were identified. Morphological and biochemical characterization of bacterial cultures revealed that 14/71 (19.7%) of total isolates were E. faecalis. The disc diffusion method was used for antibacterial susceptibility test against 22 antibiotics. Among 14 isolates of E. faecalis, only 5 isolates (35.7%) have resistance against VA. Conclusion: The emergence of VRE became a great challenge with serious complications of the control policy for nosocomial infections in our hospitals.
تاريخ النشر
22/08/2019
الناشر
Drug Invention Today
رقم المجلد
11
رقم العدد
11
رابط الملف
تحميل (61 مرات التحميل)
الكلمات المفتاحية
Burn, Enterococcus faecalis, Iraq, Vancomycin resistance
رجوع