First Characterization of a Cluster of VanA-Type Glycopeptide-Resistant Enterococcus faecium, Colombia

From August 1998 to October 1999, glycopeptide-resistant enterococci (GRE) were isolated from 23 infected patients at a teaching hospital in Medellín, Colombia. Identification at the species level and by multiplex polymerase chain reaction assay indicated that all isolates were Enterococcus faecium....

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Autores principales: Panesso, Diana, Ospina, Sigifredo, Robledo, Jaime, Vela, María Claudia, Peña, Julieta, Hernández, Orville, Reyes, Jinnethe, Arias, César A.
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Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2002
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2732560/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12194774
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid0809.10.3201/eid0809.010435
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author Panesso, Diana
Ospina, Sigifredo
Robledo, Jaime
Vela, María Claudia
Peña, Julieta
Hernández, Orville
Reyes, Jinnethe
Arias, César A.
author_facet Panesso, Diana
Ospina, Sigifredo
Robledo, Jaime
Vela, María Claudia
Peña, Julieta
Hernández, Orville
Reyes, Jinnethe
Arias, César A.
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description From August 1998 to October 1999, glycopeptide-resistant enterococci (GRE) were isolated from 23 infected patients at a teaching hospital in Medellín, Colombia. Identification at the species level and by multiplex polymerase chain reaction assay indicated that all isolates were Enterococcus faecium. The isolates were highly resistant to ampicillin, ciprofloxacin, gentamicin, penicillin, streptomycin, teicoplanin, and vancomycin; they were susceptible only to chloramphenicol, linezolid, and nitrofurantoin. Determination of glycopeptide genotype indicated the presence of the vanA gene in all isolates. Molecular typing by pulsed field gel electrophoresis showed that all isolates were closely related. This study is the first molecular characterization of GRE in Colombia.
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spelling pubmed-27325602009-09-16 First Characterization of a Cluster of VanA-Type Glycopeptide-Resistant Enterococcus faecium, Colombia Panesso, Diana Ospina, Sigifredo Robledo, Jaime Vela, María Claudia Peña, Julieta Hernández, Orville Reyes, Jinnethe Arias, César A. Emerg Infect Dis Research From August 1998 to October 1999, glycopeptide-resistant enterococci (GRE) were isolated from 23 infected patients at a teaching hospital in Medellín, Colombia. Identification at the species level and by multiplex polymerase chain reaction assay indicated that all isolates were Enterococcus faecium. The isolates were highly resistant to ampicillin, ciprofloxacin, gentamicin, penicillin, streptomycin, teicoplanin, and vancomycin; they were susceptible only to chloramphenicol, linezolid, and nitrofurantoin. Determination of glycopeptide genotype indicated the presence of the vanA gene in all isolates. Molecular typing by pulsed field gel electrophoresis showed that all isolates were closely related. This study is the first molecular characterization of GRE in Colombia. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2002-09 /pmc/articles/PMC2732560/ /pubmed/12194774 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid0809.10.3201/eid0809.010435 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
spellingShingle Research
Panesso, Diana
Ospina, Sigifredo
Robledo, Jaime
Vela, María Claudia
Peña, Julieta
Hernández, Orville
Reyes, Jinnethe
Arias, César A.
First Characterization of a Cluster of VanA-Type Glycopeptide-Resistant Enterococcus faecium, Colombia
title First Characterization of a Cluster of VanA-Type Glycopeptide-Resistant Enterococcus faecium, Colombia
title_full First Characterization of a Cluster of VanA-Type Glycopeptide-Resistant Enterococcus faecium, Colombia
title_fullStr First Characterization of a Cluster of VanA-Type Glycopeptide-Resistant Enterococcus faecium, Colombia
title_full_unstemmed First Characterization of a Cluster of VanA-Type Glycopeptide-Resistant Enterococcus faecium, Colombia
title_short First Characterization of a Cluster of VanA-Type Glycopeptide-Resistant Enterococcus faecium, Colombia
title_sort first characterization of a cluster of vana-type glycopeptide-resistant enterococcus faecium, colombia
topic Research
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2732560/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12194774
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid0809.10.3201/eid0809.010435
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