Antibiotic Resistance in Enterococcus faecalis Isolated from Hospitalized Patients
Background and aims. Enterococci are Gram-positive cocci that often occur in pairs (diplococci) or short chains. Beside developing high level of antibiotic resistance, these bacteria can cause wide range of disease in human, thus to help provide an effective treatment for infections caused by this...
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| author | Esrafil Balaei Gajan Adileh Shirmohammadi Mohammad Aghazadeh Mohammad Alizadeh Alireza Sighari Deljavan Farzin Ahmadpour |
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| description | Background and aims. Enterococci are Gram-positive cocci that often occur in pairs (diplococci) or short chains. Beside
developing high level of antibiotic resistance, these bacteria can cause wide range of disease in human, thus to help
provide an effective treatment for infections caused by this genus, this study was conceived to provide information on Enterococcus
faecalis Antibiotic resistance to widely used antibiotics in hospitalized patients.
Materials and methods. Disk diffusion agar and Broth dilution methods were used to perform Antibiogram test on
isolated Enterococcus faecalis. Culture medium used for Disk diffusion agar test was Muller Hinton agar, and for Broth
dilution methods, Muller Hinton broth culture medium was utilized. In disk diffusion agar method, different commercial
antibiotics disks produced by Pharmaceutical companies were used. Microsoft Excel software was used to perform statistical
analysis.
Results. Based on antibiograms of 105 cases, a high resistance to Synercid, Nalidixic acid, Oxacillin and Teofilin was detected
whereas the lowest resistance observed in Nitrofurantoin, Vancomycin, Linezolid and Teicoplanin antibiotics.
Conclusion. According to the results, Teicoplanin, Vancomycin, Linezolid and Nitrofurantoin are recommended against
E. faecalis species |
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| spelling | doaj.art-97daffbae34a4b0388279d02b921e35d2022-12-21T23:20:28ZengTabriz University of Medical SciencesJournal of Dental Research, Dental Clinics, Dental Prospects2008-210X2008-21182013-06-017210210410.5681/joddd.2013.018Antibiotic Resistance in Enterococcus faecalis Isolated from Hospitalized PatientsEsrafil Balaei Gajan0Adileh Shirmohammadi1Mohammad Aghazadeh2Mohammad Alizadeh3Alireza Sighari Deljavan4Farzin Ahmadpour5Dental and Periodontal Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran Associate Professor, Department of Periodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, IranAssistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran Lecture, Faculty of Nursery and Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, IranReaserch Assistant, Faculty of Dentistry, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran Dental Student, Faculty of Dentistry, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran Background and aims. Enterococci are Gram-positive cocci that often occur in pairs (diplococci) or short chains. Beside developing high level of antibiotic resistance, these bacteria can cause wide range of disease in human, thus to help provide an effective treatment for infections caused by this genus, this study was conceived to provide information on Enterococcus faecalis Antibiotic resistance to widely used antibiotics in hospitalized patients. Materials and methods. Disk diffusion agar and Broth dilution methods were used to perform Antibiogram test on isolated Enterococcus faecalis. Culture medium used for Disk diffusion agar test was Muller Hinton agar, and for Broth dilution methods, Muller Hinton broth culture medium was utilized. In disk diffusion agar method, different commercial antibiotics disks produced by Pharmaceutical companies were used. Microsoft Excel software was used to perform statistical analysis. Results. Based on antibiograms of 105 cases, a high resistance to Synercid, Nalidixic acid, Oxacillin and Teofilin was detected whereas the lowest resistance observed in Nitrofurantoin, Vancomycin, Linezolid and Teicoplanin antibiotics. Conclusion. According to the results, Teicoplanin, Vancomycin, Linezolid and Nitrofurantoin are recommended against E. faecalis specieshttp://dentistry.tbzmed.ac.ir/joddd/index.php/joddd/article/view/1168/291AntibiogramEnterococcus faecalisMIC |
| spellingShingle | Esrafil Balaei Gajan Adileh Shirmohammadi Mohammad Aghazadeh Mohammad Alizadeh Alireza Sighari Deljavan Farzin Ahmadpour Antibiotic Resistance in Enterococcus faecalis Isolated from Hospitalized Patients Journal of Dental Research, Dental Clinics, Dental Prospects Antibiogram Enterococcus faecalis MIC |
| title | Antibiotic Resistance in Enterococcus faecalis Isolated from Hospitalized Patients |
| title_full | Antibiotic Resistance in Enterococcus faecalis Isolated from Hospitalized Patients |
| title_fullStr | Antibiotic Resistance in Enterococcus faecalis Isolated from Hospitalized Patients |
| title_full_unstemmed | Antibiotic Resistance in Enterococcus faecalis Isolated from Hospitalized Patients |
| title_short | Antibiotic Resistance in Enterococcus faecalis Isolated from Hospitalized Patients |
| title_sort | antibiotic resistance in enterococcus faecalis isolated from hospitalized patients |
| topic | Antibiogram Enterococcus faecalis MIC |
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