Low recovery rates of high-level aminoglycoside-resistant enterococci could be attributable to restricted usage of aminoglycosides in Indian settings

J Med Microbiol. 2008 Mar;57(Pt 3):397-398. doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.47604-0.

Authors

Ramalingam Sekar¹, Ramesh Srivani¹, Ramachandran Vignesh², Hayath Kownhar¹, Esaki Muthu Shankar²

Affiliations

¹ Bacteriology Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Dr ALM Post Graduate Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Madras, Taramani, Chennai 600 113, India.
² Infectious Diseases Laboratory, YRG Centre for AIDS Research and Education, Voluntary Health Services, Chennai 600 113, India.

PMID: 18287308
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.47604-0

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Aminoglycosides / pharmacology*
Aminoglycosides / therapeutic use
Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Drug Resistance, Bacterial*
Enterococcus faecalis / drug effects*
Enterococcus faecalis / isolation & purification
Enterococcus faecium / drug effects*
Enterococcus faecium / isolation & purification
Feces / microbiology
Gentamicins / pharmacology
Gentamicins / therapeutic use
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / drug therapy
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / epidemiology*
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / microbiology
Humans
India / epidemiology
Microbial Sensitivity Tests / standards
Prevalence
Streptomycin / pharmacology
Streptomycin / therapeutic use

Substances

Aminoglycosides
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Gentamicins
Streptomycin