Isolation, characterisation and antibiogram of Enterococci from clinical samples

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 501-503

  Parvathi, S ^a   Appalaraju, B ^a  

^a PSG INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Enterococci; Infections

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; NORFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD; BLOOD CULTURE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; DIFFUSION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FISTULA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PERITONEAL FLUID; PREVALENCE; PUS; SPUTUM; URINE; WOUND;

ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INDIA; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS;

EID: 1142298792     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (13)

1. Guiney M, Urwin G. Frequency and antimicrobial susceptibility of clinical isolates of enterococci. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 1993; 12:362-6.
2. Facklam R. Recognition of Group D Streptococcal species of human origin by Biochemical and physiological tests. Appl Microbiol 1972; 23(6):1131-9.
3. Gorensek MJ, Lebel MH, Nelson JD. Peritonitis in children with nephrotic syndrome. Pediatrics 1988; 81:849-56.
4. Maki DJ, Agger WA. Enterococcal bacteremia: clinical features, the risk of endocarditis and management. Medicine (Baltimore) 1988; 67:248-69.
5. Murray BE. The life & times of the enterococcus. Clin Microbiol Rev 1990; 3:46-65.
6. Warren JW, Tenney JH, Hoopes JM. A prospective microbiologic study of bacteriuria in patients with chronic indwelling catheters. J Infect Dis 1982; 146:719.
7. Wells LD, von Graevenitz A. Clinical significance of enterococci in blood cultures from adult patients. Infection 1980; 4:147-51.
8. Ruoff KL, DeLaMaza L, Murtagh MJ, Spargo MD, Ferraro MJ. Species identities of enterococci isolated from clinical specimens. J Clin Microbiol 1990; 28:435-7.
9. Schaberg DR, Culver DH, Gaynes RP. Major trends in the microbial etiology of nosocomial infection. Am J Med 1991; 91:79S-82S.
10. Gray JW, Pedler SJ. Antibiotic resistant Enterococci. J Hosp Infect 1992; 21:1-14.
11. Johnson AP, Uttely AHC, Woodford N, George RC. Resistance to vancomycin and teicoplanin: an emerging clinical problem 1990. Clin Microbiol Rev 1990; 3:280-91.
12. Dobson SRM, Baker CJ. Enterococcal sepsis in neonates: features by age onset and occurrence by focal infection. Pediatrics 1990; 85:165.
13. Schlaes DM, Marino J, Jacobs MR. Infection caused by vancomycin resistant Streptococcus sanguis. II. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1984; 25:527-8.