ENTEROCOCCUS: AN EMERGING PATHOGEN

The importance of Enterococcus spp has been increasing gradually, nowadays it is considered one of the most important nosocomial pathogens, it is responsible of 12% of al1 hospital acquired infections and 5-10% of bacferemias.The appearance of multiple antimicrobial resistance has produced therapeut...

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Main Author: Arelis Lleras de Torres
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Spanish
Published: Universidad del Zulia,Facultad de Medicina,Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Tropicales 2000
Subjects:
enterococcus
resistencia antimicrobiana
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Public aspects of medicine
RA1-1270
Arctic
Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/425e4cd8125d4fa9bafed04b789427a5
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Summary:The importance of Enterococcus spp has been increasing gradually, nowadays it is considered one of the most important nosocomial pathogens, it is responsible of 12% of al1 hospital acquired infections and 5-10% of bacferemias.The appearance of multiple antimicrobial resistance has produced therapeutic controversy. The application of control measures for appropiate use of antibiotics is necessary, specially for extended spectrum cephalosporins and vancomycin in order to decrease the emergence of multiresistant Enterococcus spp.

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