Open AccessClinico-epidemiological profile and high-level aminoglycoside resistance in enterococcal septicemia from a tertiary care hospital in east Delhi
Author(s) -
Sarika Jain,
Ashwani Kumar,
Bineeta Kashyap,
Inderdeep Kaur
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
international journal of applied and basic medical research/international journal of applied and basic medical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2248-9606
pISSN - 2229-516X
DOI - 10.4103/2229-516x.91149
Subject(s) - enterococcus , enterococcus faecium , microbiology and biotechnology , ampicillin , vancomycin , gentamicin , medicine , bacteremia , streptomycin , aminoglycoside , antibiotics , biology , bacteria , staphylococcus aureus , genetics
Emergence of high-level aminoglycoside and glycopeptide resistance has significantly contributed to the mortality, particularly in serious enterococcal infections.