An Investigation of the vanA and vanB Genes in Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium Strains Isolated from the Hospitalized Patients in Shariati Hospital and Evaluation of Their Antibiotic Susceptibility

An Investigation of the vanA and vanB Genes in Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium Strains Isolated from the Hospitalized Patients in Shariati Hospital and Evaluation of Their Antibiotic Susceptibility

Background and Objectives: One of the public concerns is emergence of Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci. VanA and vanB genes is responsible for resistance to high concentrations of Vancomycin. The purpose of this study is detection of the vanA and vanB genes in the Enterococcus faecalisand Enterococc...

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Main Authors: Hamed Samadi, Rahim Pirhajati Mahabadi, Abazar Pournajaf, Sajad Omidi, Somayeh Moghimyan, Neda Alyasin
Format: Article
Language:fas
Published: Qom University of Medical Sciences 2015-05-01
Series:Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Qum
Subjects:
drug resistance
enterococcus faecalis
vana;amp
vanb protein
enterococcus faecium
polymerase chain reaction
Online Access:http://journal.muq.ac.ir/article-1-377-en.html

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