Determination of Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium Antimicrobial Resistance and Virulence Factors and Their Association with Clinical and Demographic Factors in Kenya.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Enterococci are clinically significant because of their increasing antibiotic resistance and their ability to cause severe infections due to an arsenal of virulence genes. Few studies in the developing world have examined virulence factors that may significantly impact patient outcomes. This study describes the antimicrobial resistance profiles and prevalence of five key Enterococcal virulence genes gelE, asa, cylA, esp, and hyl in forty-four clinical Enterococcus faecalis and E. faecium isolates in Kenya and their association with patients' demographic and clinical characteristics.

Results

All E. faecium isolates were obtained from hospital-acquired skin and soft tissue infections. While E. faecali

SUBMITTER: Georges M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9668473 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature