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Isoplation of glycopeptide resistant Enterococcus faecium from a case in the intensive care unit

Yoğun bakım ünitesinde bir olguda glikopeptide dirençli Enterococcus faecium izolasyonu

Mustafa ÖZYURT
Sezai ÖZKAN
Ali ERDEMOĞLU
Merih GÖKMEN
Nurittin ARDIÇ
Pages
347–350
Publication Date
2022-10-17
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The case indicates that vancomycin-resistant enterococci can colonize or infect patients staying long enough in intensive care units.

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Objective & Hypothesis:In recent years the epidemiology of vancomycin-resistant enterococci as nosocomial pathogens has become a very important subject of discussion.
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Key Findings & Data:In this paper, a vancomycin-resistant strain of Enterococus faecalis isolated in the blood and urine cultures of a patient hospitalized in the intensive care unit for a long time is presented.
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Conclusion & Impact:The case indicates that vancomycin-resistant enterococci can colonize or infect patients staying long enough in intensive care units.
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Abstract

In recent years the epidemiology of vancomycin-resistant enterococci as nosocomial pathogens has become a very important subject of discussion. In this paper, a vancomycin-resistant strain of Enterococus faecalis isolated in the blood and urine cultures of a patient hospitalized in the intensive care unit for a long time is presented. The strain is the first vancomycin-resistant enterococcus isolated in the authors' hospital. The case indicates that vancomycin-resistant enterococci can colonize or infect patients staying long enough in intensive care units.

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Vankomisine dirençli enterokoklar, son yıllarda nozokomiyal bir patojen olarak epidemiyolojik tartışmaların en sık nedenlerinden biri olmuştur. Sunulan olguda Anestezi Yoğun Bakımı Ünitesi'nde uzun süredir yatmakta olan bir hastanın kan ve idrar kültürlerinde, yazarların çalıştığı hastanenin ilk vankomisine dirençli enterokok kökeni saptanmıştır. Bu çalışmayla, ayrıca, yoğun bakım ünitelerinde uzun süreli yatan hastalarda her zaman için vankomisine dirençli enterokoklar ile kolonizasyon veya infeksiyon gelişebilme riskinin olabileceği belirtilmiştir.

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ÖZYURT, M., ÖZKAN, S., ERDEMOĞLU, A., GÖKMEN, M., ARDIÇ, N. (2022). Isoplation of glycopeptide resistant Enterococcus faecium from a case in the intensive care unit. İnfeksiyon Dergisi, Cilt: 18 - Sayı: 3, 347–350. https://ajindex.com/articles/546528

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