Prevalence of Vancomycin and Teicoplanin Resistant Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium Isolated from Fecal Samples of Healthy Individuals and Hospital Environmental Samples

Prevalence of Vancomycin and Teicoplanin Resistant Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium Isolated from Fecal Samples of Healthy Individuals and Hospital Environmental Samples

Background and purpose: Glycopeptide resistance genes can be transmitted to clinical strains from gram-positive environmental bacteria and the normal flora. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of vancomycin and teicoplanin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium iso...

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Main Authors: Maryam Ghazvinian, Bahman Mirzaei, Saba Asgharzadeh Marghmalek, Sanaz Amir Gholam, Leila Ahmadian, Hamid Reza Goli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences 2021-04-01
Series:Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences
Subjects:
enterococcus faecalis
enterococcus faecium
vancomycin
teicoplanin
healthy individuals
hospital environment
Online Access:http://jmums.mazums.ac.ir/article-1-15795-en.html

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