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Detection and characterisation of genes encoding antibiotic resistance in the cultivable oral microflora. [PDF]

, 2006
The emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria has become a major threat to public health. The increased use of antibiotics has selected for the dissemination of antibiotic resistance genes between organisms from different species and different genera ...
Villedieu, A., Villedieu, Aurelie
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Vancomycin resistant enterococci healthcare associated infections.

, 2013
Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) are among the most common healthcare associated multidrug-resistant organisms. Purpose of the article was to review recent data regarding the epidemiology, clinical issues and infection control of this organisms.
ORSI, Giovanni Battista, V. Ciorba
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High level gentamicine resistance and susceptibility to vancomycine in enterococci in a tertiary care hospital of Dhaka city

IMC Journal of Medical Science, 2013
Vancomycin and high level gentamicin resistant enterococci detection is important for effective treatment and control of nosocomial infection. The present study was undertaken to determine the species distribution of Enterococcus and the rate of ...
Shakila Tamanna, Lovely Barai, AA Ahmed, J Ashraf Haq   +3 more
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Vancomycin-resistant enterococci from animal sources in Korea

, 2006
Enterococci for which the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of vancomycin was ≥ 8 mg/l were isolated from meat, feces, and raw milk samples collected in Korea from March to November 2003.
Kim, So Hyun, Hong, Soon Keun, Kim, Jun Man, Lim, Ji Youn, Kwon, Nam Hoon, Jung, Woo Kyung, Park, Yong Ho, Koo, Hye Cheong   +7 more
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Vancomycin-resistant enterococcal infections: epidemiology, clinical manifestations, and optimal management [PDF]

, 2015
Tristan O’Driscoll,1 Christopher W Crank2 1Department of Pharmacy Practice, Chicago College of Pharmacy, Downers Grove, IL, USA; 2Pharmacy Services, Rush-Copley Medical Center, Aurora, IL, USA Abstract: Since its discovery in England and France in
O’Driscoll T, Crank CW
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Occurrence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in chickens in Malaysia [PDF]

, 2007
Cloacal swabs from 1097 and 604 commercial and free range village chickens, respectively, were analysed to determine the occurrence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE). Results revealed that Enterococcus faecalis and E. faecium were the predominant
Bejo, Siti Khairani, Abd Rahim, Ana Maria, Safee, Shahidayani, Abdul Majid, Mohd Shah, Awang Masheri, Dayang Salwani   +4 more
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Emergence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in Switzerland: a nation-wide survey [PDF]

, 2019
This nation-wide survey on the epidemiology of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) included 142 healthcare institutions and showed an increasing number of VRE colonizations and infections in Switzerland, probably for the most part due to nosocomial ...
Céline Gardiol, Viktorija Rion, Marschall, Jonas, Nasstasja Wassilew, Buetti, N., Senn, L., Laurence Senn, Wassilew, N., Wassilew, Nasstasja, Niccolò Buetti, Jonas Marschall, Rion, Viktorija, Senn, Laurence, Widmer, A., Marschall, J., Gardiol, Céline, Widmer, Andreas, Gardiol, C., Andreas Widmer, Rion, V., for Swissnoso, Buetti, Niccolò Ivo Marco-Aurelio   +21 more
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Dispersion of the vancomycin resistance genes vanA and vanC of Enterococcus isolated from Nile tilapia on retail sale: A public health hazard

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2016
Although normally regarded harmless commensals, enterococci may cause a range of different infections in humans, including urinary tract infections, sepsis, and endocarditis.
Kamelia Mahmoud Osman, Mohamed N Ali, Ismail Radwan, Fatma ElHofy, Ahmed H Abed, Ahmed Orabi, Nehal M Fawzy   +6 more
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In vitro antimicrobial activity of linezolid tested against vancomycin-resistant enterococci isolated in Brazilian hospitals

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
The emergence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) has been described recently in Brazil. This is in contrast to the USA and Europe, where the VRE appeared in the late 1980s.
Adriana O. Reis, Julio C. R. Cordeiro, Antonia M.O. Machado, Helio S. Sader   +3 more
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Conjugation of Polycationic Peptides Extends the Efficacy Spectrum of β‐Lactam Antibiotics

Advanced Science
Antibiotic‐resistant enterococci represent a significant global health challenge. Unfortunately, most β‐lactam antibiotics are not applicable for enterococcal infections due to intrinsic resistance.
Julia Werner, Florian Umstätter, Manuel B. Böhmann, Hannah Müller, Barbro Beijer, Tobias Hertlein, Laura Kaschnitz, Veronika Bram, Christian Kleist, Karel D. Klika, Eric Mühlberg, Gabriel Braune, Sabrina Wohlfart, Martin Gärtner, Silke Peter, Stefan Zimmermann, Uwe Haberkorn, Knut Ohlsen, Heike Brötz‐Oesterhelt, Walter Mier, Philipp Uhl   +20 more
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