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BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Volume 13, Issue 2, Pages 123-124Publisher
ELSEVIER BRAZIL
DOI: 10.1590/S1413-86702009000200010
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Enterococcus faecalis; vancomycin-resistance; VRE; fosfomycin
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- Bacteriological Laboratories
- Universidade Federal de Ciencias da Saude de PortoAlegre
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq)
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Enterococci are part of the endogenous flora of human beings, are naturally resistant to several classes of antimicrobials, and are able to acquire resistance with relative case. Currently the vancomycin-resistant enterococci are spread all over the world and treatment options for infections caused by it are often extremely limited. We assessed 193 vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis isolates collected from four different hospitals in Porto Alegre for their susceptibility to fosfomycin using the E-test and agar diffusion. Fosfomycin proved to be active in vitro against the great majority of isolates, indicating that it is a valid option in the treatment of these infections.
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