ArticleAfrican journal of infectious diseases2016
SURVEILLANCE FOR VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCI IN A TERTIARY INSTITUTION IN SOUTH WESTERN NIGERIA.
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- Asymptomatic faecal carriage of vancomycin-resistant Enterococci among inpatients and outpatients in a Kenyan hospital: a cross-sectional study.Antimicrobial resistance and infection control · 2025Article
- High Gastrointestinal Colonization Rate of Vancomycin-ResistantInternational journal of microbiology · 2024Article
- Vancomycin resistant Enterococci and its associated factors among HIV infected patients on anti-retroviral therapy in Ethiopia.PloS one · 2021Article
- Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci (VRE) in Nigeria: The First Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Review
- Appearance of vanD-positive Enterococcus faecium in a tertiary hospital in the Netherlands: prevalence of vanC and vanD in hospitalized patients.Scientific reports · 2019Article
- CARRIAGE OF MULTIDRUG RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM AND ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS AMONG APPARENTLY HEALTHY HUMANS.African journal of infectious diseases · 2017Article
- A systematic review and meta-analysis on the prevalence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) among Nigerians.Porto biomedical journalReview
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Abstract
backgroundEnterococci are responsible for up to 12% of cases of healthcare associated infections worldwide and cause life threatening infections among critically ill patients. They show intrinsic and acquired resistance to a wide range of antimicrobial agents. Glycopeptide resistance is due to
objectivesTo determine the carriage rate of VRE among patients on prolonged hospitalization in Lagos University Teaching Hospital, assess the antimicrobial resistance pattern of VRE, identify factors associated with VRE colonization and describe the genetic determinants of enterococcal resistance to Vancomycin.
methodsVRE were isolated from rectal swabs collected from patients hospitalized for seven days or more in Lagos University Teaching Hospital and identified by Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization (MALDI) and Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR). Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was performed by E-test. PCR assay for Vancomycin resistance genes was also performed. Data on demographic and risk factors collected by questionnaire was tested for significance using Chi square.
resultsThirteen of 319 patients surveyed were colonized with VRE; one with
conclusionThere is a low prevalence of VRE in Lagos University Teaching Hospital which may be spreading among patients in affected wards.
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