High rate of resistance to quinupristin-dalfopristin in Enterococcus faecium clinical isolates from Korea

  • Won Sup Oh
  • , Kwan Soo Ko
  • , Jae Hoon Song*
  • , Mi Young Lee
  • , Sulhee Park
  • , Kyong Ran Peck
  • , Nam Yong Lee
  • , Choon Kwan Kim
  • , Hyuck Lee
  • , Shin Woo Kim
  • , Hyun Ha Chang
  • , Yeon Sook Kim
  • , Sook In Jung
  • , Jun Seong Son
  • , Joon Sup Yeom
  • , Hyun Kyun Ki
  • , Gun Jo Woo
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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    Abstract

    We tested the in vitro susceptibilities of 603 enterococcal isolates from eight tertiary-care hospitals in Korea. The quinupristin-dalfopristin resistance rate in Enterococcus faecium was very high (25 isolates, 10.0%). It was suggested that both clonal spread and the sporadic emergence of quinupristin-dalfopristin-resistant isolates may explain the high prevalence of quinupristin-dalfopristin resistance in Korea.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)5176-5178
    Number of pages3
    JournalAntimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
    Volume49
    Issue number12
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2005 Dec

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    1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
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    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Pharmacology
    • Pharmacology (medical)
    • Infectious Diseases

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