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Antimicrobial susceptibilities of enterococci isolated from hospitalized patients
M Venditti1, A Tarasi, V Gelfusa
1Servizio Aggregato di Consulenze Infettivologiche, Policlinico Umberto I, Rome, Italy.
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
|May 1, 1993
Abstract:
One hundred and one isolates of Enterococcus species isolated recently from hospitalized patients were evaluated in vitro for antibiotic susceptibility. Teicoplanin and mideplanin were the most active agents, followed by ramoplanin, vancomycin, ciprofloxacin, ampicillin, and imipenem. High-level resistance to gentamicin (MIC > 500 micrograms/ml) and/or streptomycin (MIC > 2,000 micrograms/ml) was found in 60 isolates. High-level resistance to ampicillin (MIC > or = 16 micrograms/ml) was found in 17 isolates. MBC studies revealed that ramoplanin possesses significant bactericidal activity.