Enterococci as a cause of infectious complications after surgery
Gabriélian, N.I.; Gorskaia, E.M.; Spirina, T.S.; Preobrazhenskaia, T.B.
Zhurnal Mikrobiologii Epidemiologii i Immunobiologii 2007(4): 50-53
2007
ISSN/ISBN: 0372-9311 PMID: 17886376 Document Number: 606685
Self-obtained data about study of enterococci as etiologic agents of infectious complications after cardiovascular and transplantation surgery are presented in the article. 465 strains of enterococci were isolated from different biosubstrates. Isolation rate of different species of enterococci in blood, urine, from wounds, trachea, cardiac valves, as well as in the environment and on wear of health-care workers were determined. Most frequently enterococci were isolated from urine (47.7% of cases) and from trachea (24.3% of cases). Enterococcal bacteremia was determined in 9.7% of cases and represented a significant part in Gram-positive microflora - 38.5% of all isolates. High resistance of enterococci to antibiotics and well lysis by phages were noted.