| prospective study using standardized methodology for antimicrobial susceptibility of gram-positive cocci isolated from the puerto rico medical center. | the gram-positive cocci (gpc), staphylococcus aureus, streptococcus pneumoniae, enterococcus faecalis and enterococcus faecium, have become important causes of community and nosocomial-acquired infections. the prevalence of multiple resistant isolates to standard antimicrobial drugs has significantly increased over the past decades. few prospective studies have been performed in puerto rico (pr) concerning the gpc antimicrobial susceptibilities pattern. the purpose of this study was to evaluate ... | 2002 | 12572243 |
| a comparison of the antimicrobial resistance patterns of gram-positive cocci isolated from community-private and university-affiliated hospitals from puerto rico. | the antimicrobial resistance patterns of 2,462 selected gram-positive cocci obtained from three community-private hospitals (cph) and three university-affiliated hospitals (uah) were evaluated utilizing the institutions' antimicrobial susceptibility reports for the year 2000. the objectives of this study were: 1) to evaluate the in vitro resistance to selected standard antibiotics of staphylococcus aureus, enterococcus faecalis, enterococcus faecium and streptococcus pneumoniae clinical isolates ... | 2003 | 12866136 |
| antimicrobial resistance in 11 hospitals in puerto rico: results of an antimicrobial resistance management (arm) program. | the antimicrobial resistance management program (armp) was established in 1997 at the university of florida as an ongoing project to document trends in antimicrobial susceptibility patterns in inpatient/outpatient isolates and track resistance that may occur with specific antibiotic use. | 2007 | 18035809 |
| antibiotic-resistance and virulence genes in enterococcus isolated from tropical recreational waters. | the prevalence of enterococci harboring tetracycline- and vancomycin-resistance genes, as well as the enterococcal surface protein (esp) has mostly been determined in clinical settings, but their prevalence in tropical recreational waters remains largely unknown. the present study determined the prevalence of tetm (tetracycline-resistance), vana and vanb (vancomycin-resistance) in the bacterial and viral fractions, enterococci and their induced phages isolated from tropical recreational marine a ... | 2013 | 23981868 |