Acta Univ. Palacki. Olomuc., Fac. Med. Volume 142, 1999

OCCURRENCE OF VANCOMYCIN-RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCI IN RELATION TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF GLYCOPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTICS

Milan Kolář^a, Iva Vágnerová^a, Tomáš Látal^b, Ivana Kohnová^b

^a Department of Microbiology, Medical Faculty, Palacký University, 775 15 Olomouc

^b Department of Microbiology, University Hospital, 779 00, Olomouc, Czech Republic

Occurrence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci and its relationship to the administration of glycopeptideantibiotics (vancomycin, teicoplanin) was described. A total number of 628 strains of the genus Enterococcus wasisolated in the Hemato-oncologic Department of the University Hospital in Olomouc in 1997. Seven strains (1.1 %)were found to be resistant to vancomycin. Five of them were identified as Enterococcus faecalis of phenotype VanB,and two strains as E. faecium of phenotype VanA. The administration of vancomycin and teicoplanin in theHemato-oncologic Department amounted to 85.7 % and 89.2 %, respectively, of the total consumption of thesedrugs at the University Hospital.

Keywords: Vancomycin-resistant enterococci, Administration of glycopeptide antibiotics

Published: July 1, 1999  Show citation