Cross-sectional study reveals high vancomycin resistance in Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium from urinary tract infections, indicating urgent need for stewardship programs.
Key Points
To determine prevalence and antimicrobial resistance profiles of Enterococcus species in urinary tract infections.
Retrospective, cross-sectional analysis of 2,248 urine samples at a tertiary care hospital.
Identification and speciation of Enterococcus isolates using standard microbiological procedures.
Antimicrobial susceptibility testing performed using MicroScan WalkAway® plus.
Enterococcus spp. were found in 19% of culture-positive urinary tract infections.
E. faecalis was the predominant species (62%), followed by E. faecium (38%).
39.3% of E. faecium and 19.6% of E. faecalis isolates were vancomycin-resistant.