High-level gentamicin resistance in Enterococcus faecalis bacteremia

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In a retrospective analysis, patients with bacteremia due to Enterococcus faecalis with and without high-level gentamicin resistance (GRE; MIC greater than 2000 micrograms/ml) were compared. Bacteremic patients with GRE (n = 32) had significantly higher rates of nosocomial acquisition and bladder ca ā€¦
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Authors Noskin GA;Till M;Patterson BK;Clarke JT;Warren JR;;
Journal The Journal of infectious diseases
Year 1991
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1955722
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National Center for Biotechnology Information NCBI NLM MEDLINE humans pubmed abstract nih national institutes of health national library of medicine adult male aged middle aged 80 and over Retrospective Studies anti-bacterial agents / therapeutic use drug resistance bacteremia / mortality microbial cross infection / microbiology gentamicins / pharmacology* bacterial / etiology catheterization pressure ulcer / complications cross infection / mortality bacteremia / microbiology* endocarditis gram-positive bacterial infections / mortality bacteremia / etiology cross infection / etiology gram-positive bacterial infections / etiology pmid:1955722 doi:10.1093/infdis/164.6.1212 g a noskin m till j r warren peripheral diabetes complications enterococcus faecalis / drug effects* gram-positive bacterial infections / microbiology* urinary catheterization

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