Molecular screening of virulence genes in high-level gentamicin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium isolated from clinical specimens in Northwest Iran

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 175-181

  Hasani, A ^a,b,c   Sharifi, Y ^a   Ghotaslou, R ^b   Naghili, B ^a   Aghazadeh, M ^b,c   Milani, M ^d   Bazmani, A ^a  

^a TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b Department of Infectious Diseases ^*  (Iran)

^c TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Enterococci; gentamicin resistance; Multiplex PCR; virulence genes

Indexed keywords

ACE PROTEIN; AMPICILLIN; ASA1 PROTEIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CPD PROTEIN; ENROFLOXACIN; ESP PROTEIN; GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN G; STREPTOMYCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; IRAN; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 84862568409     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 19983646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.96687     Document Type: Article

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