1998
Molecular Analysis of Glycopeptide-ResistantEnterococcus faecium Isolates Collected from Michigan Hospitals over a 6-Year Period
Thal L, Donabedian S, Robinson-Dunn B, Chow J, Dembry L, Clewell D, Alshab D, Zervos M. Molecular Analysis of Glycopeptide-ResistantEnterococcus faecium Isolates Collected from Michigan Hospitals over a 6-Year Period. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 1998, 36: 3303-3308. PMID: 9774583, PMCID: PMC105319, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.11.3303-3308.1998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnti-Bacterial AgentsBacterial Typing TechniquesChromosomes, BacterialCross InfectionDNA, BacterialDrug Resistance, MicrobialElectrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-FieldEnterococcus faeciumGene Transfer TechniquesGenes, BacterialGram-Positive Bacterial InfectionsHumansMichiganMolecular EpidemiologyNucleic Acid HybridizationPlasmidsVancomycinConceptsExtended-care facilityPulsed-field gel electrophoresisEnterococcus faecium isolatesFaecium isolatesClonal disseminationVancomycin-resistant E. faeciumStrain typesE. faecium isolatesVancomycin-resistant E. faecium isolatesIntrahospital disseminationSpread of resistanceMichigan hospitalsMajority of isolatesPatientsHospitalClinical isolatesGentamicin resistanceVanA geneErythromycin resistanceE. faeciumVancomycin resistanceType M2VanB genesMolecular relatednessMost isolates
1997
In-vitro activity of trovafloxacin against sensitive and resistant aerobic bacteria using the standard microdilution broth method and Etest.
Dembry LM, Farrel PA, Orcutt DR, Gerrity LA, Andriole VT. In-vitro activity of trovafloxacin against sensitive and resistant aerobic bacteria using the standard microdilution broth method and Etest. Journal Of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 1997, 39: 35-42. PMID: 9222068, DOI: 10.1093/jac/39.suppl_2.35.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActivity of trovafloxacinCombination of trovafloxacinAmpicillin/sulbactamMicrodilution broth methodBroth methodCombination of ciprofloxacinEnterococcus faecium isolatesGram-negative organismsGram-positive organismsAntibiotic combinationsEnterococcus faecalis isolatesActive agentsFaecium isolatesTrovafloxacinComparison of MICsIndifferent effectStandard microdilution broth methodFaecalis isolatesGentamicinMorganella morganiiCiprofloxacinProteus mirabilisEtestSulbactamStenotrophomonas maltophilia