| in vitro susceptibility studies and detection of vancomycin resistance genes in clinical isolates of enterococci in nagasaki, japan. | glycopeptide resistance in enterococci is now a cause of clinical concern in the united states and europe. however, details of vancomycin resistance in enterococci in japan have been unknown. we measured minimum inhibitory concentrations (mics) of various antimicrobial agents for a total of 218 clinical strains of enterococci isolated in our hospital in 1995-6 in addition to 15 strains with known genotypic markers of resistance. we also screened vancomycin resistance genes using a single step mu ... | 1997 | 9363016 |
| [investigation for proper use of probiotics in nagasaki university hospital of medicine and dentistry]. | antimicrobial agents sometimes cause the adverse effects of diarrhea and loose stool. antibiotic-resistant lactic acid bacteria are used to prevent these adverse effects. the bacteria are not resistant to several antimicrobial agents, although the bacterium preparations are sometimes prescribed the antimicrobial agents concomitantly. therefore this paper reports that the minimal inhibitory concentration of three new antimicrobial agents against antibiotic-resistant lactic acid bacteria were dete ... | 2006 | 17077616 |
| clinical characteristics and risk factors of enterococcal infections in nagasaki, japan: a retrospective study. | enterococcus spp. are particularly important etiological agents of nosocomial infections. however, the clinical characteristics of and risk factors for enterococcal infections in clinical settings are poorly understood. | 2015 | 26471715 |