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Epidemiology and Molecular Analysis of Intestinal Colonization by Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci in Greek Hospitals

Published:2005-11 Issue:11 Volume:43 Page:5796-5799
ISSN:0095-1137
Container-title:Journal of Clinical Microbiology
language:en
Short-container-title:J Clin Microbiol

Author:

Gikas Achilleas¹,Christidou Athanasia¹,Scoulica Efstathia¹,Nikolaidis Paulos²,Skoutelis Athanasios³,Levidiotou Stamatina⁴,Kartali Sofia⁵,Maltezos Efstratios⁵,Metalidis Simeon²,Kioumis John⁶,Haliotis George⁷,Dima Sofia⁸,Roumbelaki Maria¹,Papageorgiou Nikoleta¹,Kritsotakis Evangelos I.¹,Tselentis Yannis¹

Affiliation:

1. Department of Clinical Bacteriology, Parasitology, Zoonosis and Geographical Medicine, University Hospital of Heraklion, Crete, Greece

2. Department of Internal Medicine, “AHEPA” General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece

3. Department of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece

4. Department of Microbiology-Infectious Diseases, University Hospital of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece

5. Department of Microbiology-Infectious Diseases, University Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Alexandroupolis, Greece

6. Department of Intensive Care Unit, “Papanikolaou” General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece

7. Department of Internal Medicine, General Hospital of Chalkis, Euboea, Greece

8. Patient Care Area of Internal Medicine, General Hospital of Chania, Chania, Greece

Abstract

ABSTRACT From 1,246 specimens collected from 13 Greek hospitals, 266 vancomycin-resistant enterococci strains were isolated from 255 patients (20.5%). The VanA phenotype was present in 82 (30.8%) strains, the VanB phenotype in 17 (6.4%) strains, the VanC1 phenotype in 152 (57.1%) strains, and the VanC2/C3 phenotypes in 15 (5.6%) strains. When only VanA and VanB phenotypes were considered, the overall prevalence was 7.5%. Eighty-six isolates exhibiting the VanA or VanB phenotype were analyzed by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), and 46 PFGE groups were found.

Publisher

American Society for Microbiology

Subject

Microbiology (medical)

Link

https://journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1128/JCM.43.11.5796-5799.2005

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