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ArticleIndian journal of pharmacology

High-level gentamicin resistance mediated by

Ayan Kumar Das, Mridu Dudeja, Sunil Kohli, Pratima Ray, Shyamasree Nandy

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Article in Indian journal of pharmacology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ayan Kumar DasDepartment of Microbiology, Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Jamia Hamdard University, New Delhi, India.
Mridu DudejaDepartment of Microbiology, Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Jamia Hamdard University, New Delhi, India.
Sunil KohliMedicine, Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Jamia Hamdard University, New Delhi, India.
Pratima RayDepartment of Biotechnology, School of Chemical and Life Sciences, Jamia Hamdard University, New Delhi, India.
Shyamasree NandyDepartment of Microbiology, Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Jamia Hamdard University, New Delhi, India.
Institute of Medical Sciences · INJamia Hamdard · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

contextEnterococci are known to cause life-threatening infections which are difficult to treat as the organism harbors innate resistance to many antibiotics and can amass resistance toward many others through plasmid-mediated genetic exchange.

aimsThe study evaluates the drug susceptibility profile of various Enterococcus species isolated from various patient specimens submitted for bacteriological analysis and check the incidence of aac(6') Ie-aph(2") Ia gene. SETTING AND

designThis in vitro cross-sectional study was executed at bacteriology laboratory of a 470 bedded hospital in New Delhi. MATERIALS AND

methodsDrug susceptibility testing was carried out on enterococcal isolates. High-level gentamicin-resistant (HLGR) isolates detected by micro broth dilution assay were then subjected to molecular detection of aac(6') Ie-aph(2") Ia gene. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS USED: The level of significance was established by Chi-square test.

resultsAmong the 182 enterococcal stains detected, 76.9% were Enterococcus faecalis and 20.3% were Enterococcus faecium. 12.08% strains were vancomycin resistant. 39% expressed resistance toward high-level gentamicin (HLG) and this finding was significantly higher in E. faecium than E. faecalis. HLGR strains expressed a higher degree of resistance to other drugs in contrast to non-HLGR isolates. In 67 out of 71 HLGR isolates the bifunctional gene was detected.

conclusionConsiderable presence of HLG and vancomycin resistance in the clinical isolates is alarming and should be taken seriously. The study shows high dissemination of aac(6')-Ie-aph(2")-Ia gene among Enterococci isolated from the region.

Indexed as

Gram-Positive Bacterial InfectionsMycobacterium tuberculosisAnti-Bacterial AgentsCross-Sectional StudiesDrug Resistance, BacterialEnterococcusEnterococcus faecalisGentamicinsHumansMicrobial Sensitivity TestsAnti-Bacterial AgentsGentamicinsEnterococcushigh-level gentamicin-resistantvancomycin-resistant Enterococci

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PMID35848687
PMCPMC9396691
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