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Identification and molecular characterization of Van A-type vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis in Northeast of Brazil
Vilela, Marinalda Anselmo; Souza, Sandra Lavaredta de; Palazzo, Izabel Cristina Vanzato; Ferreira, Joseane Cristina; Morais Júnior, Marcos Antonio de; Darini, Ana Lúcia da Costa; Morais, Márcia Maria Camargo de.
Affiliation
  • Vilela, Marinalda Anselmo; Universidade Federal de Pernambuco. Instituto de Ciências Biológicas. Departamento de Patologia. Recife. BR
  • Souza, Sandra Lavaredta de; Universidade Federal de Pernambuco. Departamento de Genética. Laboratório de Imunopatologia Keizo Asami. Recife. BR
  • Palazzo, Izabel Cristina Vanzato; Universidade de Sao Paulo. Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirao Preto. Departamento de Análises Clínicas, Toxicológicas e Bromatológicas. Ribeirao Preto. BR
  • Ferreira, Joseane Cristina; Universidade de Sao Paulo. Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirao Preto. Departamento de Análises Clínicas, Toxicológicas e Bromatológicas. Ribeirao Preto. BR
  • Morais Júnior, Marcos Antonio de; Universidade Federal de Pernambuco. Departamento de Genética. Laboratório de Imunopatologia Keizo Asami. Recife. BR
  • Darini, Ana Lúcia da Costa; Universidade de Sao Paulo. Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirao Preto. Departamento de Análises Clínicas, Toxicológicas e Bromatológicas. Ribeirao Preto. BR
  • Morais, Márcia Maria Camargo de; Universidade Federal de Pernambuco. Instituto de Ciências Biológicas. Departamento de Patologia. Recife. BR
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz ; 101(7): 715-719, Nov. 2006. ilus
Article in En | LILACS | ID: lil-439453
Responsible library: BR1.1
ABSTRACT
The isolation of vancomycin resistant enterococci (VRE) in Brazil has rapidly increased, following the world wide tendency. We report in the present study the first isolation of vancomycin resistant Enterococcus faecalis (VRE) in the Northeast of Brazil. The four VRE isolates were characterized for antimicrobial susceptibility, genotypic typing by macro restriction of chromosomal DNA followed by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis and for characterization of the Tn1546-like element and plasmid contents. The isolates showed resistance to multiple antibiotics and a single genotype profile, suggesting the dissemination of a single clone among the patients. Tn1546 associated to genetic elements as plasmids shows the importance of infection control measures to avoid the spreading of glycopetide resistance by conjugative transfer of VanA elements.
Subject(s)
Full text: 1 Index: LILACS Main subject: Bacterial Proteins / Cross Infection / Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Enterococcus faecalis / Carbon-Oxygen Ligases / Vancomycin Resistance Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Prognostic_studies Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: America do sul / Brasil Language: En Journal: Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz Journal subject: MEDICINA TROPICAL / PARASITOLOGIA Year: 2006 Type: Article
Full text: 1 Index: LILACS Main subject: Bacterial Proteins / Cross Infection / Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Enterococcus faecalis / Carbon-Oxygen Ligases / Vancomycin Resistance Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Prognostic_studies Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: America do sul / Brasil Language: En Journal: Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz Journal subject: MEDICINA TROPICAL / PARASITOLOGIA Year: 2006 Type: Article