Antimicrobial susceptibility and virulence factors of Enterococci colonizing intestinal tract of infants
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https://doi.org/10.3823/783Keywords:
Fecal enterococci, Infants, Antimicrobial resistance, Virulence factorsAbstract
Aim: This study investigated distribution of enterococci colonizing intestinal tract of infants and  has determined their putative virulence factors and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns.Â
Methods:  A total of 82/186 (44.1%) fecal enterococcal isolates were recovered from infants. All enterococci isolates were identified either E. faecalis or E. faecium using culture and PCR.
Results: A significant higher intestinal colonization of enterococci was detected among non-hospitalized compared to hospitalized patients with a percentage of (72 % vs. 28%), respectively . E.faecalis was the predominant species in both groups (75.6%). It had also significantly higher virulence factors genes than E. faecium ,while E. faecium had higher rates of antimicrobial resistance than E.faecalis.Â
Conclusion: This study shows significantly higher rate of intestinal colonization of  E.faecalis than E. faecium of hospitalized and non-hospitalized infants, and  E.faecalis carried significantly higher potential virulence genes than E. faecium.
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Key word: Fecal enterococci, Infants, Antimicrobial resistance, Virulence factors
Short title: Fecal enteReferences
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