Prevalencia de Enterococos resistentes a antibióticos en aguas servidas en el norte de Chile / Prevalence of antibiotic resistant Enterococcus spp in waste waters in the north of Chile
Rev. méd. Chile
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133(10): 1201-1210, oct. 2005. tab
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ABSTRACT
Background:
There is little information available in Chile on the distribution of Enterococcus spp in waste water and its implications in transmission of antibiotic resistance through the water cycle. Enterococcus spp are common in nosocomial infections and may spread antibiotic resistance through the food chain.Aim:
To determine the presence of antibiotic resistant Enterococcus spp in the sewage of Antofagasta, Chile. Material andMethods:
Samples of sewage from two sewage treatment plants and from the Public Hospital of Antofagasta collector were obtained. Enterococcus spp were isolated on m-Enterococcus agar containing ampicillin, vancomycin and streptomycin. The isolates were identified and subjected to biochemical typing (PhPlate). Minimal inhibitory concentration determination was performed by agar dilution technique.Results:
High counts of resistant Enterococcus spp were found on the streptomycin plates, lower on ampicillin and very low on vancomycin plates. A total of 63 Enterococcus spp strains were typed and the identification showed 5 different species; E faecalis (65%), E faecium (14%), E hirae (13%), E durans (6%) and E gallinarum (2%). The typing revealed a high diversity among the isolates. Two biochemical phenotypes were predominant, C1 (21 strains) and C6 (7 strains). Both were highly resistant to gentamycin and streptomycin; moderately resistant to ampicillin, cloramphenicol, tetracycline and ciprofloxacin, and with intermediate susceptibility to vancomycin. Both phenotypes were found in the sewage of the hospital collector and in the treatment plants.Conclusions:
In the sewage of Antofagasta we found dominating phenotypes of multiresistant Enterococcus spp. Sewage could be an important way of transmission of these microorganisms.
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Asunto principal:
Aguas del Alcantarillado
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Microbiología del Agua
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Enterococcus
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Farmacorresistencia Bacteriana
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Antibacterianos
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio de prevalencia
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Factores de riesgo
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Estudio de tamizaje
País/Región como asunto:
America del Sur
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Chile
Idioma:
Español
Revista:
Rev. méd. Chile
Asunto de la revista:
Medicina
Año:
2005
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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Documento de proyecto
País de afiliación:
Chile
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Suecia
Institución/País de afiliación:
Karolinska Institute/SE
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Universidad de Antofagasta/CL
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