Enterococcus faecium: Its Clinical Distribution and Drug Resistance
- VernacularTitle:屎肠球菌的临床分布及耐药性分析
- Author:
Haixia HUANG
;
Qing WU
;
Lijiang CHEN
;
Lianfeng WU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Enterococcus faecium;
Antibacterial;
Drug resistance
- From:
Chinese Journal of Nosocomiology
2006;0(08):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE To investigate the clinical distribution and antibiotic resistance of Enterococcus faecium in our hospital and provide the reference for the clinical treatment. METHODS The statistical method was used to analyze the status of drug resistance of 519 E. faecium strains which were isolated form our hospital from Jun 2006 to May 2008. RESULTS Among 519 isolated E. faecium strains, most common sources of specimens were urine (34.9%), sputum(26.8%) and feces (18.3%); E. faecium infection mainly distributed at ICU, respiratiory wards and EICU; E. faecium was resistant to multiple antibiotics. The drug-resistant rates to vancomycin and teicoplanin were 6.2% and 3.2%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS E. faecium could cause various infection, and has a high antibiotic resistance which is difficult to treat, we should be paid high clinical attention.
