Isolation of a beta-lactamase-producing, aminoglycoside-resistant strain of Enterococcus faecium | Zendy

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Isolation of a beta-lactamase-producing, aminoglycoside-resistant strain of Enterococcus faecium

Author(s) -

P E Coudron,

Sheldon M. Markowitz,

Edward S. Wong

Publication year - 1992

Publication title -

antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.07

H-Index - 259

eISSN - 1070-6283

pISSN - 0066-4804

DOI - 10.1128/aac.36.5.1125

Subject(s) - enterococcus faecium , aminoglycoside , microbiology and biotechnology , enterococcus faecalis , plasmid , strain (injury) , biology , enterococcus , isolation (microbiology) , antibiotics , bacteria , staphylococcus aureus , genetics , dna , anatomy

Beta-Lactamase-producing, aminoglycoside-resistant strains of Enterococcus faecalis have been isolated from different geographic areas and are endemic at our institution. We report the isolation of a beta-lactamase-producing, aminoglycoside-resistant strain of E. faecium. The beta-lactamase was plasmid mediated and transferable with high frequency into a plasmid-free E. faecalis recipient strain. MICs suggested that the E. faecium strain also contained intrinsic (chromosomal) resistance to penicillins.

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