Fatal meningitis caused by vancomycin-resistant enterococci: Report of two cases from south India.
Indian J Med Microbiol
;
2012 Apr-June; 30(2): 242-245
Artículo
en Inglés
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-143957
ABSTRACT
Vancomycin-resistant enterococci rarely cause meningitis and present a therapeutic challenge. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was done for strains of Enterococcus species isolated from CSF samples of patients with meningitis by phenotypic methods. Multiplex polymerase chain reaction was performed to determine the genetic basis of vancomycin resistance of such isolates. We report here two cases of enterococcal meningitis caused by vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus species. One of the isolates was identified as Enterococcus faecalis and the other as Enterococcus gallinarum. We also report the simultaneous presence of vanC1 and vanA resistance genes in the strain of E. gallinarum. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of vanA resistance gene in an isolate of E. gallinarum from the Indian subcontinent. This is also the first Indian report of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus causing meningitis.
Texto completo:
Disponible
Índice:
IMSEAR (Asia Sudoriental)
Asunto principal:
Anciano
/
Femenino
/
Humanos
/
Masculino
/
ADN Bacteriano
/
Pruebas de Sensibilidad Microbiana
/
Líquido Cefalorraquídeo
/
Meningitis Bacterianas
/
Infecciones por Bacterias Grampositivas
/
Enterococcus
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio pronóstico
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Indian J Med Microbiol
Asunto de la revista:
Microbiology
Año:
2012
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
Similares
MEDLINE
...
LILACS
LIS