| rapid increase in the prevalence of antimicrobial drug resistance among enterococcal blood isolates in southern israel. | a prospective surveillance was conducted to monitor the prevalence and dynamics of antimicrobial resistance among enterococci isolated from blood cultures in southern israel. a total of 242 organisms isolated between 1993 and 1996 were studied. the prevalence of enterococcus faecalis significantly decreased during the study period, whereas that of enterococcus faecium doubled. antimicrobial drug resistance increased steadily among enterococcus faecium isolates: resistance to ampicillin increased ... | 1997 | 9495672 |