Open AccessEvaluation of susceptibility of glycopeptide-resistant and glycopeptide-sensitive enterococci to commonly used biocides in a super-speciality hospital: A pilot study
Author(s) -
Mohit Bhatia,
Bibhabati Mishra,
Archana Thakur,
Vinita Dogra,
Poonam Loomba
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of natural science, biology and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.236
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 2229-7707
pISSN - 0976-9668
DOI - 10.4103/0976-9668.210010
Subject(s) - glycopeptide , teicoplanin , microbiology and biotechnology , vancomycin , linezolid , enterococcus , minimum inhibitory concentration , biology , chemistry , medicine , antibiotics , bacteria , staphylococcus aureus , genetics
Although existence of a probable association between glycopeptide and biocide resistance among enterococci has often been hypothesized, all studies conducted so far on this subject have been inconclusive.