Open AccessHigh-level aminoglycoside resistance and reduced susceptibility to vancomycin in nosocomial enterococci
Author(s) -
Luna Adhikari
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of global infectious diseases (print)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-8245
pISSN - 0974-777X
DOI - 10.4103/0974-777x.68534
Subject(s) - vancomycin , enterococcus , microbiology and biotechnology , aminoglycoside , agar , antibiotics , agar diffusion test , vancomycin resistant enterococci , biology , medicine , bacteria , antibacterial activity , staphylococcus aureus , genetics
The objectives of the present study were to identify the species of enterococci isolated from nosocomial infections and to determine the antibiotic susceptibility pattern with reference to high-level aminoglycosides and vancomycin.