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Provedor de dados: | 55
País: | Brazil
Título: | In vitro fosfomycin activity in vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis
Autores: | Superti,Silvana; Dias,Cícero Armídio Gomes; d'Azevedo,Pedro Alves.
Data: | 2009-04-01
Ano: | 2009
Palavras-chave: | Enterococcus faecalis; Vancomycin-resistance; VRE; Fosfomycin.
Resumo: | Enterococci are part of the endogenous flora of human beings, are naturally resistant to several classes of antimicrobials, and are able to acquire resistance with relative ease. Currently the vancomycin-resistant enterococci are spread all over the world and treatment options for infections caused by it are often extremely limited. We assessed 193 vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis isolates collected from four different hospitals in Porto Alegre for their susceptibility to fosfomycin using the E-test and agar diffusion. Fosfomycin proved to be active in vitro against the great majority of isolates, indicating that it is a valid option in the treatment of these infections.
Tipo: | Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Idioma: | Inglês
Identificador: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702009000200010
Editor: | Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases
Relação: | 10.1590/S1413-86702009000200010
Formato: | text/html
Fonte: | Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases  v.13 n.2 2009
Fonte: | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess