TY - JOUR
T1 - Antibiogram pattern of Enterococcus species among urinary tract-infected patients visiting tertiary care hospital in Karnataka, India
AU - Bhat, Sujatha
AU - Gunawardana, Dushan Uvindu
AU - Boparai, Delisha Kaur
AU - Bamunusinghe, Tharinya Kasundie
AU - Krishanth, Kavin
AU - Premakrishna, Aarabi
AU - Narasimhaswamy, Nagalakshmi
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s), 2024.
PY - 2024/11/14
Y1 - 2024/11/14
N2 - Background: During the past several decades, enterococci are emerging as an important cause of healthcare-associated infections. They have developed resistance to various antimicrobials previously used for the treatment of urinary tract infections (UTIs). This study was aimed to determine the prevalence of Enterococcus species among urinary tract-infected patients in a tertiary care hospital, in Karnataka, India. Material and Methods: We have analyzed 4341 culture-positive urine samples received by microbiology laboratory during the year 2021. The bacterial identification was done by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry. The antibiotic sensitivity was tested by automated VITEK-2® COMPACT (bioMérieux) system. Results: Among 4341 culture-positive samples, Enterococcal species were isolated from 159 samples. A total of 64.7% of the isolates were identified as Enterococcus faecalis and 28.3% of the strains as Enterococcus faecium. All the enterococci were sensitive to linezolid, teicoplanin, and vancomycin, whereas 59.1%, 30.9%, and 23.3% of the strains exhibited resistance to high-level gentamicin, benzylpenicillin, and nitrofurantoin, respectively. 33.67 % of the isolates were identified as multidrug-resistant (MDR) strains as they exhibited resistance to high-level gentamicin, benzylpenicillin, and nitrofurantoin. Conclusion: Our study shows the prevalence of Enterococcus faecalis and high-level gentamicin-resistant enterococcal strains. The MDR pattern of enterococci requires careful consideration of antimicrobial therapy to treat UTIs. The reserved drugs such as linezolid, vancomycin, and teicoplanin should be cautiously used for the treatment of enterococcal UTI.
AB - Background: During the past several decades, enterococci are emerging as an important cause of healthcare-associated infections. They have developed resistance to various antimicrobials previously used for the treatment of urinary tract infections (UTIs). This study was aimed to determine the prevalence of Enterococcus species among urinary tract-infected patients in a tertiary care hospital, in Karnataka, India. Material and Methods: We have analyzed 4341 culture-positive urine samples received by microbiology laboratory during the year 2021. The bacterial identification was done by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry. The antibiotic sensitivity was tested by automated VITEK-2® COMPACT (bioMérieux) system. Results: Among 4341 culture-positive samples, Enterococcal species were isolated from 159 samples. A total of 64.7% of the isolates were identified as Enterococcus faecalis and 28.3% of the strains as Enterococcus faecium. All the enterococci were sensitive to linezolid, teicoplanin, and vancomycin, whereas 59.1%, 30.9%, and 23.3% of the strains exhibited resistance to high-level gentamicin, benzylpenicillin, and nitrofurantoin, respectively. 33.67 % of the isolates were identified as multidrug-resistant (MDR) strains as they exhibited resistance to high-level gentamicin, benzylpenicillin, and nitrofurantoin. Conclusion: Our study shows the prevalence of Enterococcus faecalis and high-level gentamicin-resistant enterococcal strains. The MDR pattern of enterococci requires careful consideration of antimicrobial therapy to treat UTIs. The reserved drugs such as linezolid, vancomycin, and teicoplanin should be cautiously used for the treatment of enterococcal UTI.
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U2 - 10.1017/ash.2024.419
DO - 10.1017/ash.2024.419
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85209356272
SN - 2732-494X
VL - 4
JO - Antimicrobial Stewardship and Healthcare Epidemiology
JF - Antimicrobial Stewardship and Healthcare Epidemiology
IS - 1
M1 - e206
ER -