Open AccessCommunity Acquired Enterococcal Urinary Tract Infections and Antibiotic Resistance Profile in North India
Author(s) -
Varun Goel,
Dinesh Kumar,
Ramesh Kumar,
Purva Mathur,
Sarman Singh
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of laboratory physicians
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0974-7826
pISSN - 0974-2727
DOI - 10.4103/0974-2727.176237
Subject(s) - enterococcus faecium , enterococcus , enterococcus faecalis , vancomycin , agar dilution , microbiology and biotechnology , teicoplanin , antibiotics , antibiotic resistance , gentamicin , medicine , minimum inhibitory concentration , agar , multiple drug resistance , biology , bacteria , staphylococcus aureus , genetics
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) remain a major problem both in hospitalized and outdoor patients. Multidrug-resistant enterococci are emerging as a major nosocomial pathogen with increasing frequency. However, the incidence of community-acquired enterococcal infections and species prevalent in India is not thoroughly investigated.