Case report vancomycin -resistant Enterococcus faecium VanA phenotype: first documented isolation in India.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
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2006 Mar; 37(2): 335-7
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ABSTRACT
In recent years, vancomycin-resistant enterococci, especially Enterococcus faecium has emerged as an important nososcomial pathogen and represents a serious threat to patients with impaired host defences. We report infection with vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium in a 3-year-old child with patent ductus arteriosus. The organism, isolated from a central venous catheter tip, exhibited a high-level resistance to vancomycin (minimum inhibitory concentration > or = 256 microg/ ml) and was also resistant to teicoplanin. The child probably died due to sepsis from this highly resistant organism. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported isolation of VanA phenotype Enterococcus faecium in India.
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Phenotype
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Bacterial Proteins
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Female
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Humans
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Catheterization
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Microbial Sensitivity Tests
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Child, Preschool
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Cross Infection
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Equipment Contamination
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Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
Year:
2006
Type:
Article
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