Determination of virulence and multidrug resistance genes with polymerase chain reaction method in vancomycin-sensitive and -resistant enterococci isolated from clinical samples

Saba Copur S., ŞAHİN F., Gocmen J. S.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, vol.46, no.3, pp.877-891, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 46 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.3906/sag-1412-86
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.877-891
  • Keywords: Enterococcus faecium, Enterococcus faecalis, vancomycin multidrug resistance genes, virulence genes, MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION, ANTIBIOTIC-RESISTANCE, HOSPITALIZED-PATIENTS, FAECIUM, FAECALIS, FREQUENCY, TURKEY, BRAZIL, LEVEL, CHINA
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background/aim: Enterococci play an important role in nosocomial infections. Therefore, this study investigates multidrug resistance (MDR) 1 gene areas in the pathogenicity of enterococci and virulence genes in both vancomycin-sensitive enterococci (VSE) and vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) strains.