Change in the Prevalence and the Antibiotic Resistance of the Enterococcal Species Isolated from Blood Cultures

Change in the Prevalence and the Antibiotic Resistance of the Enterococcal Species Isolated from Blood Cultures

Context : Blood stream infections are an important cause of mortality and morbidity. Enterococci have become increasingly resistant to a wide range of antimicrobial agents and enterococcal bacteraemia results in a high mortality of about 54%. Aim : The present study was done to determine the prev...

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Main Authors: ANJANA TELKAR, BARAGUNDI .MAHESH.C., RAGHAVENDRA V. P., VISHWANATH. G., CHANDRAPPA .N .R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2012-05-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Subjects:
enterococcus
vre
e.faecium
high level aminoglycoside resistance
enterococcal bacteremia.
Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/2090/4263_E(C)_F(T)_PF(V)_PFA(A)_P(_).pdf

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