Study of Antimicrobial Resistance in Enterococci at Government Medical College, Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India

Nisarta, Ankita

doi:10.20546/ijcmas.2016.509.093

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“…Vancomycin resistance in E. faecalis was observed to be 2.94% and 29.89% in case of E. faecium with overall VRE to be 13.72% in our study in contrast to 30.1% VRE in a study conducted in 2019 [17] and 0.64% in a study conducted by Nisarta in Gujarat in 2016 [19]. Similar results were found to be in a study conducted by Shrestha et al in 2021 [20].…”

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Prevalence and Antimicrobial Resistance in Enterococcus Species

Ohri¹,

Singh²,

Sidhu³

et al. 2023

Asian J Pharm Clin Res

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Objectives: The study was conducted to determine the prevalence of vancomycin-resistant Enterococci (VRE) isolated from various clinical samples received from the indoor patients of all age groups admitted in Government Medical College and Hospital, Amritsar. Methods: A prospective cross-sectional study was conducted in the Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College, Amritsar, for a period of 4 years (July 1, 2018–June 30, 2022). All the samples (pus, urine, blood, body fluids, sputum, etc.) received from the indoor patients of all age groups admitted in Government Medical College and Hospital, Amritsar, were included in the study. Results: During the study period of 4 years, among the culture positive samples, 1815 (6.62%) isolates were identified as Enterococcus species. Among 1815 isolates, 1089 isolates were Enterococcus faecalis (60%) and 726 were Enterococcus faecium (40%). Both E. faecalis and E. faecium isolates showed the maximum resistance to ciprofloxacin while linezolid, teicoplanin, and quinupristin/dalfopristin showed the maximum sensitivity. Conclusion: Our study reports the prevalence of Enterococci isolates as well of VRE isolates. To reduce the VRE prevalence worldwide, appropriate use of antibiotics according to antimicrobial susceptibility testing should be encouraged. Efforts should be made to reduce the transmission of VRE isolates.

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“….75% and 57.58% isolates were resistant to erythromycin and tetracycline, respectively, in our study which is in contrast to a study conducted by Nisarta in Gujarat in 2016[19] which showed 96.87% resistance to erythromycin and 28.10% resistance to tetracycline. In urinary isolates, 76% resistance was shown to norfloxacin and 6.50% in case of nitrofurantoin.…”

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