High level aminoglycoside resistance and distribution of the resistance genes in Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium from teaching hospital in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Moussa, A. A., Md Nordin, A. F., Hamat, R. A., Jasni, A. S.
• Format: Article
• Published: Dove Medical Press 2019
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/80062/; https://www.dovepress.com/high-level-aminoglycoside-resistance-and-distribution-of-the-resistanc-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-IDR

Background: Enterococcus faecium and Enterococcus faecalis are among the predominant species causing hospital-acquired infections. Currently, enterococcal infections are treated using combination therapy of an aminoglycoside with cell-wall active agents, which led to high level aminoglycoside resist...