Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Descriptive Analysis of Circulating Antimicrobial Resistance Genes in Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus (VRE) during the COVID-19 Pandemic. |
| Authors: |
Toc, Dan Alexandru, Butiuc-Keul, Anca Livia, Iordache, Dumitrana, Botan, Alexandru, Mihaila, Razvan Marian, Costache, Carmen Anca, Colosi, Ioana Alina, Chiorean, Claudia, Neagoe, Dan Stefan, Gheorghiu, Liana, Junie, Lia Monica |
| Source: |
Biomedicines; May2022, Vol. 10 Issue 5, p1122, 12p |
| Subject Terms: |
ENTEROCOCCUS, DRUG resistance in microorganisms, COVID-19 pandemic, ENTEROCOCCUS faecium, INTENSIVE care patients, ENTEROCOCCUS faecalis, ANT behavior, BACTERIOCINS |
| Geographic Terms: |
ROMANIA, CLUJ-Napoca (Romania) |
| Abstract: |
COVID-19 offers ideal premises for bacteria to develop antimicrobial resistance. In this study, we evaluated the presence of several antimicrobial resistance genes (ARG) in vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) isolated from rectal swabs from patients at a hospital in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Rectal swabs were cultivated on CHROMID® VRE (bioMérieux, Marcy—l' Étoile, France) and positive isolates were identified using MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry (Bruker Daltonics, Bremen, Germany) and further analyzed using the PCR technique for the presence of the following ARGs: van A, van B, tet(M), tet(L), ermB, msrA, mefA, aac(6′)-Im, aph(2)-Ib, ant(4′)-Ia, sul1, sul2, sul3, and NDM1. We isolated and identified 68 isolates of Enterococcus faecium and 11 isolates of Enterococcus faecalis. The molecular analysis showed 66 isolates positive for the vanA gene and eight positive for vanB. The most frequent association of ARG in VRE was vanA-tet(M)-ermB. There was no statistically significant difference between Enterococcus faecium and Enterococcus faecalis regarding ARGs. Our work proves that during the COVID-19 pandemic, highly resistant isolates of Enterococcus were present in patients in the intensive care unit; thus, better healthcare policies should be implemented for the management and control of these highly resistant isolates in the future. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: |
Complementary Index |
