| Literature DB >> 25896693 |
P J Simner1, H Adam2, M Baxter3, M McCracken4, G Golding5, J A Karlowsky2, K Nichol6, P Lagacé-Wiens2, M W Gilmour2, D J Hoban2, G G Zhanel2.
Abstract
Of 1,927 Enterococcus species isolates collected across Canada from 2007 to 2013, 80 (4.2%) were identified as vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE). VRE infections during this time tripled in Canadian hospitals, from 1.8% to 6.0% (P = 0.03). All VRE were Enterococcus faecium, with 90% possessing vanA. The prevalence of vanB decreased from 37.5% in 2007 to 0% in 2013 (P < 0.05). The VRE were multidrug resistant, but 70.6%, 86.3%, and 100% were susceptible to doxycycline, linezolid, and daptomycin, respectively.Entities:
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Year: 2015 PMID: 25896693 PMCID: PMC4468682 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.00384-15
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191