PREVALENCE OF ENTEROCOCCI AND THEIR AST PATTERN FROM VARIOUS CLINICAL SAMPLES

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Enterococcus bacteria belongs to the gram positive group of bacteria. They are one of the group D streptococci. This study was conducted in Saaii College of Medical Science and Technology, Kanpur in 2017. The aim of the study was to find out the prevalence of Enterococci in Kanpur and to identify the drug of choice. A total of 500 samples were taken out of which enterococcus were found in 100 samples and the prevalence was 20%. In antibiotic susceptibility testing several antibiotics such as co-trimoxazole, chloramphenical, norfloxacin, fosfomycin, erythromycin, gentamycin, nitrofurantoin and vancomycin were used, in which co-trimoxazole, chloramphenical, nitrofurantoin and gentamycin shows 50%, 45%, 45%, and 40% sensitivity respectively. Norfloxacin shows 15% sensitivity whereas fosfomycin and erythromycin shows 10% sensitivity. Vancomycin shows 0% resistance and 100% samples of enterococcus were susceptible to it. Most of the enterococcus species in clinical samples were isolated as nosocomial pathogens. This study have shown an increase in the infection and antibiotic resistance in enterococcus species. Drug of choice for enterococci in Kanpur was Vancomycin at that time.

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