INCREASING RESISTANCE OF ENTEROCOCCI TO CIPROFLOXACIN

被引:54
作者
SCHABERG, DR [1 ]
DILLON, WI [1 ]
TERPENNING, MS [1 ]
ROBINSON, KA [1 ]
BRADLEY, SF [1 ]
KAUFFMAN, CA [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV MICHIGAN,SCH MED,DEPT VET AFFAIRS MED CTR,DEPT INTERNAL MED,DIV GERIATR,ANN ARBOR,MI 48109
关键词
D O I
10.1128/AAC.36.11.2533
中图分类号
Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
We determined that resistance to ciprofloxacin has emerged in enterococci over the last 5 years in our hospital, mainly in strains demonstrating the phenotype of high-level gentamicin resistance. All high-level-gentamicin-resistant isolates from 1985 and 1986 were susceptible, whereas 24% of isolates from 1989 and 1990 were resistant to ciprofloxacin. Plasmid and genomic DNA typing showed at least six unique strains exhibiting resistance, but one type accounted for 80% of recent resistant isolates, suggesting a role for cross infection in the emergence of resistance.
引用
收藏
页码:2533 / 2535
页数:3
相关论文
共 23 条
[1]   HIGH-LEVEL PENICILLIN RESISTANCE AMONG ISOLATES OF ENTEROCOCCI - IMPLICATIONS FOR TREATMENT OF ENTEROCOCCAL INFECTIONS [J].
BUSH, LM ;
CALMON, J ;
CHERNEY, CL ;
WENDELER, M ;
PITSAKIS, P ;
POUPARD, J ;
LEVISON, ME ;
JOHNSON, CC .
ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE, 1989, 110 (07) :515-520
[2]  
DALY JS, 1987, AM J MED S5A, V87, P232
[3]   INCREASING RESISTANCE OF STAPHYLOCOCCUS-AUREUS TO CIPROFLOXACIN [J].
DAUM, TE ;
SCHABERG, DR ;
TERPENNING, MS ;
SOTTILE, WS ;
KAUFFMAN, CA .
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY, 1990, 34 (09) :1862-1863
[4]  
GELFAND MS, 1987, AM J MED S5A, V87, P235
[5]  
KAYSER FH, 1987, AM J MED, V82, P33
[6]   IDENTIFICATION OF STREPTOCOCCUS-FAECALIS AND STREPTOCOCCUS-FAECIUM AND SUSCEPTIBILITY STUDIES WITH NEWLY DEVELOPED ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS [J].
KIM, MJ ;
WEISER, M ;
GOTTSCHALL, S ;
RANDALL, EL .
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY, 1987, 25 (05) :787-790
[7]   ASSOCIATION WITH PRIOR FLUOROQUINOLONE THERAPY OF WIDESPREAD CIPROFLOXACIN RESISTANCE AMONG GRAM-NEGATIVE ISOLATES IN A VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL-CENTER [J].
MUDER, RR ;
BRENNEN, C ;
GOETZ, AM ;
WAGENER, MM ;
RIHS, JD .
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY, 1991, 35 (02) :256-258
[8]   COMPARISON OF GENOMIC DNAS OF DIFFERENT ENTEROCOCCAL ISOLATES USING RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASES WITH INFREQUENT RECOGNITION SITES [J].
MURRAY, BE ;
SINGH, KV ;
HEATH, JD ;
SHARMA, BR ;
WEINSTOCK, GM .
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY, 1990, 28 (09) :2059-2063
[9]   THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE ENTEROCOCCUS [J].
MURRAY, BE .
CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY REVIEWS, 1990, 3 (01) :46-65
[10]   MECHANISMS OF CLINICAL RESISTANCE TO FLUOROQUINOLONES IN ENTEROCOCCUS-FAECALIS [J].
NAKANISHI, N ;
YOSHIDA, S ;
WAKEBE, H ;
INOUE, M ;
MITSUHASHI, S .
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY, 1991, 35 (06) :1053-1059