Prevalence of enterococci and its antibiotic resistance in various clinical samples at tertiary care hospital in Southern Rajasthan, India

Deepika Atray; Anshu Sharma; Meena Atray

doi:10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20162303

Authors

Deepika Atray Department of Microbiology, RNT Medical College, Udaipur, Rajasthan
Anshu Sharma Department of Microbiology, RNT Medical College, Udaipur, Rajasthan
Meena Atray Department of Pharmacology, RNT Medical College, Udaipur, Rajasthan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20162303

Keywords:

Enterococci, Vancomycin, Antibiotic resistance

Abstract

Background: Enterococci has been emerging as a major cause of infection and gaining increasing clinical importance due to developing resistance to various antibiotics. Emergence of vancomycin resistant enterococci (VRE) in the recent past has been a concern. Aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of enterococci in tertiary care hospital in Southern Rajasthan, India and observe its antibiotic resistance pattern.

Methods: Enterococci strains were isolated from various clinical samples by culture and biochemical methods and its antibiotic susceptibility testing was seen by Kirby Bauer method as per CLSI guidelines.

Results: Out of 100 samples, 50% were isolated from urine samples followed by pus and blood. Resistance to all the drugs was observed with least towards Vancomycin (11%), followed by doxycycline (14%).

Conclusions: The prevalence of multiple drug resistance enterococci with 11% VRE is observed in present study. The study emphasizes on invitro antibiotic susceptibility testing for clinical samples and also rational drug usage.

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