Emergence of glycopeptide resistant Enterococcus faecium in Algeria: a case report

A glycopeptide-resistant Enterococcus faecium (EFRG) was isolated from a wound in a patient hospitalized in a university hospital in Algiers. This strain was resistant to several antibiotics. This patient was carrying this strain in the digestive tract which may partly explain its origin. Genotypic...

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Published in:	Annales de biologie clinique (Paris) Vol. 71; no. 1; p. 104
Main Authors:	Hamidi, Moufida, Ammari, Houria, Ghaffor, Mohamed, Benamrouche, Nabila, Tali-Maamar, Hassiba, Tala-Khir, Farida, Younsi, Mokhtar, Rahal, Kheira
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	French
Published:	France 01-01-2013
Subjects:	Algeria Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use Communicable Diseases, Emerging - diagnosis Communicable Diseases, Emerging - microbiology Drug Resistance, Bacterial Enterococcus faecium - drug effects Enterococcus faecium - isolation & purification Enterococcus faecium - physiology Glycopeptides - therapeutic use Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections - diagnosis Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections - microbiology Humans Male Microbial Sensitivity Tests Young Adult Algeria Enterococcus faecium Algeria glycopeptide-resistant Enterococci vanA gene
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Summary:	A glycopeptide-resistant Enterococcus faecium (EFRG) was isolated from a wound in a patient hospitalized in a university hospital in Algiers. This strain was resistant to several antibiotics. This patient was carrying this strain in the digestive tract which may partly explain its origin. Genotypic comparison of the two strains by pulsed field gel electrophoresis showed that it was the same strain. Glycopeptide resistance was due to the presence of the vanA gene. Vigilance is required facing the emergence of strains of EFRG in our hospitals.
ISSN:	1950-6112
DOI:	10.1684/abc.2012.0781