Caracterización molecular de un brote por Enterococcus faecalis resistente a los glucopéptidos en una unidad de cuidados intensivos / Molecular characterization of a glycopeptide-resistant Enterococcus faecalis outbreak in an intensive care unit
Enferm. infecc. microbiol. clín. (Ed. impr.)
; 23(8): 460-463, oct. 2005. ilus, tab
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RESUMEN
Introducción. Entre enero y agosto de 2003 se aisló Enterococcus faecalis resistente a glucopéptidos en 8 pacientes ingresados en la unidad de cuidados intensivos (UCI). Métodos. La sensibilidad antibiótica se determinó por difusión con discos y Etest, la relación clonal por electroforesis de campo pulsado (PFGE) y la presencia del gen vanA por reacción en cadena de la polimerasa (PCR). Resultados y conclusiones. Todos los aislados fueron vanA1 y presentaron idéntico patrón de PFGE, lo cual puso de manifiesto un brote epidémico en la UCI (AU)
ABSTRACT
Introduction. Between January and August 2003 glycopeptide-resistant Enterococcus faecalis was isolated from eight patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). Methods. Antibiotic susceptibility testing was performed by disk diffusion and the Etest, clonal relatedness of the isolates was studied by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), and the presence of vanA was investigated by PCR. Results and conclusions. All the isolates were vanA-positive and had an identical PFGE pattern, showing that an outbreak had occurred in our ICU (AU)
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06-national
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ES
Base de dados:
IBECS
Assunto principal:
Glicopeptídeos
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Infecção Hospitalar
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Enterococcus faecalis
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Resistência a Vancomicina
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Enferm. infecc. microbiol. clín. (Ed. impr.)
Ano de publicação:
2005
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Article