In vitro fosfomycin activity in vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis

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Autor(a) principal: Superti,Silvana
Data de Publicação: 2009
Outros Autores: Dias,Cícero Armídio Gomes, d'Azevedo,Pedro Alves
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702009000200010
Resumo: Enterococci are part of the endogenous flora of human beings, are naturally resistant to several classes of antimicrobials, and are able to acquire resistance with relative ease. Currently the vancomycin-resistant enterococci are spread all over the world and treatment options for infections caused by it are often extremely limited. We assessed 193 vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis isolates collected from four different hospitals in Porto Alegre for their susceptibility to fosfomycin using the E-test and agar diffusion. Fosfomycin proved to be active in vitro against the great majority of isolates, indicating that it is a valid option in the treatment of these infections.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv In vitro fosfomycin activity in vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis
title In vitro fosfomycin activity in vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis
spellingShingle In vitro fosfomycin activity in vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis
Superti,Silvana
Enterococcus faecalis
vancomycin-resistance
VRE
fosfomycin
title_short In vitro fosfomycin activity in vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis
title_full In vitro fosfomycin activity in vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis
title_fullStr In vitro fosfomycin activity in vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis
title_full_unstemmed In vitro fosfomycin activity in vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis
title_sort In vitro fosfomycin activity in vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis
author Superti,Silvana
author_facet Superti,Silvana
Dias,Cícero Armídio Gomes
d'Azevedo,Pedro Alves
author_role author
author2 Dias,Cícero Armídio Gomes
d'Azevedo,Pedro Alves
author2_role author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Superti,Silvana
Dias,Cícero Armídio Gomes
d'Azevedo,Pedro Alves
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Enterococcus faecalis
vancomycin-resistance
VRE
fosfomycin
topic Enterococcus faecalis
vancomycin-resistance
VRE
fosfomycin
description Enterococci are part of the endogenous flora of human beings, are naturally resistant to several classes of antimicrobials, and are able to acquire resistance with relative ease. Currently the vancomycin-resistant enterococci are spread all over the world and treatment options for infections caused by it are often extremely limited. We assessed 193 vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis isolates collected from four different hospitals in Porto Alegre for their susceptibility to fosfomycin using the E-test and agar diffusion. Fosfomycin proved to be active in vitro against the great majority of isolates, indicating that it is a valid option in the treatment of these infections.
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