Species prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility of enterococci isolated in a tertiary care hospital of North India.

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dc.contributor.authorMohanty, Srujanaen_US
dc.contributor.authorJose, Swapnaen_US
dc.contributor.authorSinghal, Rituen_US
dc.contributor.authorSood, Seemaen_US
dc.contributor.authorDhawan, Benuen_US
dc.contributor.authorDas, Bimal Ken_US
dc.contributor.authorKapil, Artien_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-27T14:40:42Z
dc.date.available2009-05-27T14:40:42Z
dc.date.issued2005-07-22en_US
dc.descriptionThe Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe present prospective study was carried out to determine the species distribution and antimicrobial susceptibilities of enterococci isolated from clinical samples in a tertiary care hospital of North India. Enterococcus species isolated from blood, urine, pus, sterile fluids and the hospital environment from October 2003 to January 2004 were identified by standard biochemical tests. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was performed by the disk diffusion method as per NCCLS guidelines. Out of a total of 105 Enterococcus species recovered during the study period, E. faecium (42.90%) and E. faecalis (40.00%) constituted the predominant isolates. Enterococcus faecium was the commonest blood culture isolate while E. faecalis predominated pus and urine samples. Other species isolated were E. mundtii, E dispar, E. durans, E. avium, E. raffinosus and E. gallinarum. High-level aminoglycoside resistance was detected in 73.3% of isolates. Resistance to vancomycin, teicoplanin and linezolid was not detected. Prevalence of a wide variety of Enterococcus species in clinical samples together with their variable antimicrobial susceptibility patterns emphasizes the need for routinely carrying out detailed speciation and in vitro susceptibility testing of enterococcal isolates in the clinical bacteriology laboratory.en_US
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMohanty S, Jose S, Singhal R, Sood S, Dhawan B, Das BK, Kapil A. Species prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility of enterococci isolated in a tertiary care hospital of North India. The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 2005 Jul; 36(4): 962-5en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/30783
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.tm.mahidol.ac.th/seameo/2005_36_4/23-3506.pdfen_US
dc.subject.meshAnti-Bacterial Agents --pharmacologyen_US
dc.subject.meshDrug Resistance, Microbialen_US
dc.subject.meshEnterococcus --classificationen_US
dc.subject.meshHospitals, Universityen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshIndia --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshMicrobial Sensitivity Testsen_US
dc.subject.meshProspective Studiesen_US
dc.titleSpecies prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility of enterococci isolated in a tertiary care hospital of North India.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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