Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium: first case in Brazil

Costa, Libera M. Dalla; Souza, Dilair C; Martins, Luzilma T. F; Zanella, Rosemeire C; Brandileone, Maria Cristina; Bokermann, Sergio; Sader, Hélio S; Souza, Helena A. P. H. M

Costa, Libera M. Dalla; Souza, Dilair C; Martins, Luzilma T. F; Zanella, Rosemeire C; Brandileone, Maria Cristina; Bokermann, Sergio; Sader, Hélio S; Souza, Helena A. P. H. M.

Braz. j. infect. dis ; 2(3): 160-3, Jun. 1998.

Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-243411

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ABSTRACT

We report a fatal case of septicemia due to a vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium in a 9 year-old girl with aplastic anemia. The isolate was also resistant to amplicillin, teicoplanin, gentamicin (high level), and streptomycin (high level). We believe that this is the first case of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) reported from a clinical specimen in Brazil.

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Humans; Female; Child; Anemia, Aplastic/diagnosis; Anemia, Aplastic/drug therapy; Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use; Bacteremia; Shock, Septic/mortality; Enterococcus; Vancomycin/adverse effects; Vancomycin/therapeutic use; Fatal Outcome; Cross Infection/prevention & control; Drug Resistance, Microbial

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Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Shock, Septic / Vancomycin / Enterococcus / Bacteremia / Anemia, Aplastic / Anti-Bacterial Agents Limits: Child / Female / Humans Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: English Journal: Braz. j. infect. dis Journal subject: Communicable Diseases Year: 1998 Type: Article

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