Multidrug-Resistant Enterococcal Infection in Surgical Patients, What Surgeons Need to Know
Enterococci are organisms that can be found in the normal intestinal and skin microbiota and show remarkable ability to acquire antibiotic resistance. This is an enormous challenge for surgeons when faced with surgical site infections caused by multidrug-resistant (MDR) Enterococci. Due to an increa...
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| author | Soroush Farsi Ibrahim Salama Edgar Escalante-Alderete Jorge Cervantes |
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| description | Enterococci are organisms that can be found in the normal intestinal and skin microbiota and show remarkable ability to acquire antibiotic resistance. This is an enormous challenge for surgeons when faced with surgical site infections caused by multidrug-resistant (MDR) Enterococci. Due to an increase in the prevalence of MDR <i>Enterococcus</i> within the last few decades, there has been a major decrease in therapeutic options, because the majority of <i>E. faecium</i> isolates are now resistant to ampicillin and vancomycin and exhibit high-level resistance to aminoglycosides, traditionally three of the most useful anti-enterococcal antibiotics. There is limited data regarding the magnitude and pattern of multidrug resistance among the enterococcal genus causing surgical site infections in hospitalized patients. The scope of the review is to summarize the most recent findings in the emergence of postoperative MDR Enterococci and discuss recent mechanisms of resistance and the best treatment options available. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f18eae4a412e4f21a1f2bf5f324c4c852023-11-16T22:13:09ZengMDPI AGMicroorganisms2076-26072023-01-0111223810.3390/microorganisms11020238Multidrug-Resistant Enterococcal Infection in Surgical Patients, What Surgeons Need to KnowSoroush Farsi0Ibrahim Salama1Edgar Escalante-Alderete2Jorge Cervantes3Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, El Paso, TX 79905, USAPaul L. Foster School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, El Paso, TX 79905, USAPaul L. Foster School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, El Paso, TX 79905, USAPaul L. Foster School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, El Paso, TX 79905, USAEnterococci are organisms that can be found in the normal intestinal and skin microbiota and show remarkable ability to acquire antibiotic resistance. This is an enormous challenge for surgeons when faced with surgical site infections caused by multidrug-resistant (MDR) Enterococci. Due to an increase in the prevalence of MDR <i>Enterococcus</i> within the last few decades, there has been a major decrease in therapeutic options, because the majority of <i>E. faecium</i> isolates are now resistant to ampicillin and vancomycin and exhibit high-level resistance to aminoglycosides, traditionally three of the most useful anti-enterococcal antibiotics. There is limited data regarding the magnitude and pattern of multidrug resistance among the enterococcal genus causing surgical site infections in hospitalized patients. The scope of the review is to summarize the most recent findings in the emergence of postoperative MDR Enterococci and discuss recent mechanisms of resistance and the best treatment options available.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/11/2/238<i>Enterococcus</i>surgical site infectionmultidrug resistance |
| spellingShingle | Soroush Farsi Ibrahim Salama Edgar Escalante-Alderete Jorge Cervantes Multidrug-Resistant Enterococcal Infection in Surgical Patients, What Surgeons Need to Know Microorganisms <i>Enterococcus</i> surgical site infection multidrug resistance |
| title | Multidrug-Resistant Enterococcal Infection in Surgical Patients, What Surgeons Need to Know |
| title_full | Multidrug-Resistant Enterococcal Infection in Surgical Patients, What Surgeons Need to Know |
| title_fullStr | Multidrug-Resistant Enterococcal Infection in Surgical Patients, What Surgeons Need to Know |
| title_full_unstemmed | Multidrug-Resistant Enterococcal Infection in Surgical Patients, What Surgeons Need to Know |
| title_short | Multidrug-Resistant Enterococcal Infection in Surgical Patients, What Surgeons Need to Know |
| title_sort | multidrug resistant enterococcal infection in surgical patients what surgeons need to know |
| topic | <i>Enterococcus</i> surgical site infection multidrug resistance |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/11/2/238 |
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