In Vitro Study of Antimicrobial Sensitivity of Enterococcus Isolates From Farm Birds
Year: 2005
Type: article
Abstract: Five hundred and twenty Enterococcus isolates from the intestines of chickens were investigated. Their susceptibility to vancomycin and five other antimicrobials was analysed using the disk-fusion technique. We used the agar-screening method to determine high-level resistance to aminoglycoside-aminocyclitol antibiotics. Nitrocefin-disks for beta-lactamases producers were made. The commonest isolate was Enterococcus faecium. The highest level of resistance was recorded against gentamicin and streptomycin, while lowest level was against ampicillin. Resistance to vancomycin was not recorded. On the whole, the differences in levels of resistance among the various Enterococcus spp were negligible. Key words: Enterococcus spp., resistance, vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE).
Authors: V. Urumova, M. Lyutzkanov, V. Petrov
Language: English
Subfield: Microbiology (medical)
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2168780110