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Emerging linezolid-resistant, vancomycin resistant Enterococcus faecium from a patient of a haematological unit in Poland.
PublicationOksazolidynowy antybiotyk, linezolid, jest stosowany w terapii infekcji powodowanych przez różne Gram-dodatnie bakterie, włączając w to vankomycyno-oporne enterokoki (VRE). Praca pokazuje po raz pierwszy w Polsce izolację szczepu Enterococcus faecium (LRVREF)opornego na linezolid oraz vankomycynę. Stosując techniki PCR-RFLP regionu rDNA i allelo specyficzny PCR domeny V regionu 23S rDNA wykazano obecność mutacji G2576U, identyfikowanej...
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The Leaderless Bacteriocin Enterocin K1 Is Highly Potent against Enterococcus faecium: A Study on Structure, Target Spectrum and Receptor
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Linezolid-resistant Enterococcus faecium strains isolated from one hospital in Poland –commensals or hospital-adapted pathogens?
PublicationOne of the most pressing problems of enterococci infections is occurring resistance to linezolid, which is an antibiotic used in the treatment of infections caused by vancomycin-resistant strains (VRE). The main objective of our research was to investigate the relationship of 19 linezolid-resistant E. faecium isolates from 18 patients hospitalized at Clinical Hospital in Gdansk (Poland). One of the LZDREF was isolated in 2003...
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PCR Melting Profile method for genotyping analysis of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium isolates from Hematological Unit patients
PublicationW ostatnich latach znacząco wzrasta liczba szczepów Enterococcus opornych na wankomycynę. Stwarzają one problemy medyczne u pacjentów skolonizowanych czy zainfekowanych tymi drobnoustrojami. W przedstawionych badaniach, określiliśmy genetyczne podobieństwo pomiędzy izolatami E. faecium VRE, pozyskiwanymi w okresie od kwietnia 2003 do kwietnia 2005 od pojedynczych pacjentów oddziału Hematologicznego Specjalistycznego Publicznego...
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Drug-resistant and hospital-associated Enterococcus faecium from wastewater, riverine estuary and anthropogenically impacted marine catchment basin.
PublicationEnterococci, ubiquitous colonizers of humans and other animals, play an increasingly important role in health-care associated infections (HAIs). Acquisition of resistance determinants not only seriously limits available therapeutic options but also increases available gene pool for other species. It is believed that the recent evolution of two clinically relevant species, Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium occurred...
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Evaluation of a novel method based on amplification of DNA fragments surrounding rare restriction sites (ADSRRS-figerprinting) for typing strains of vancomycin resistant Enterococcus faecium.
PublicationBadania objęły wankomycyno oporne szczepy Enterococcus faecium izolowane od pacjentów oddziału Hematologii Szpitala Klinicznego w Gdańsku. Wykazano, że ADSRRS-fingerprinting jest metodą szybką o dużym potencjale różnicującym i dużej powtarzalności w badaniach epidemiologicznych.
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The Many Faces of Enterococcus spp.—Commensal, Probiotic and Opportunistic Pathogen
PublicationEnterococcus spp. are Gram-positive, facultative, anaerobic cocci, which are found in the intestinal flora and, less frequently, in the vagina or mouth. Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium are the most common species found in humans. As commensals, enterococci colonize the digestive system and participate in the modulation of the immune system in humans and animals. For many years reference enterococcal strains have...
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Atimicrobial Resistance of Enterococcus spp. in Muncipal wasterwater Treatment Plant - Model Study
PublicationIn this study the removal of resistant Enterococcus spp. was evaluated using the laboratory-scale wastewater treatment model plant (M-WWTP), designed as a multiphase (anaerobic, anoxic and aerobic) system (Q = 27 dm3 per day) and continuously supplied with the wastewater obtained from the full-scale WWTP, after grid. The activated sludge from the secondary clarifier was recirculated to the anaerobic chamber (with the ratio equal...
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Identification and antimicrobial resistance of Enterococcus spp. isolated from surface water
PublicationIn the study species distributions and antimicrobial resistance profiles were determined among riverine Enterococcus spp. Susceptibility of the isolates was tested against: ampicillin, imipenem, teicoplanin, vancomycin, erythromycin, linezolid, fosfomycin, ciprofloxacin,levofloxacin, moxifloxacin, tetracycline, high levels of gentamicin and streptomycin. The enterococci were detected in all of the analyzed water samples, periodically...
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Antimicrobial resistance of fecal indicators in muncipal wastewater treatment plant
PublicationAntimicrobial resistance of fecal coliforms (n = 153) and enterococci (n = 199) isolates was investigated in municipal wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) based on activated sludge system. The number of fecal indicators (in influent and effluent as well as in the aeration chamber and in return activated sludge mixture) was determined using selective media. Susceptibility of selected strains was tested against 19 (aminoglycosides,...
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Antibiotic Resistance of Uropathogens Isolated from Patients Hospitalized in District Hospital in Central Poland in 2020
PublicationThe aim of this study was to determine antibiotic resistance patterns and the prevalence of uropathogenes causing urinary tract infections (UTIs) in patients hospitalized in January–June 2020 in central Poland. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was performed using the disk-diffusion method. Escherichia coli (52.2%), Klebsiella pneumoniae (13.7%), Enterococcus faecalis (9.3%), E. faecium (6.2%), and Proteus mirabilis (4,3%) were...
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Józef Kur prof. dr hab.
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Fecal indicators resistance to antimicrobial agents present in municipal wastewater
PublicationIn this study removal rate of six antimicrobial compounds (belonging to folate pathway inhibitors and macrolides class) was analyzed in processes of local wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) together with susceptibility patterns of erythromycin (E) resistant Enterococcus spp. and trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (SXT) resistant Escherichia coli. According to the obtained data, six of tested antimicrobial agents, namely erythromycin,...
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The New LM-PCR/Shifter Method for the Genotyping of Microorganism
PublicationTechniques relies on the ligation of appropriates adapters (LM-PCR) as AFLP, PCR MP and ADSRRS are successfully used for epidemiological studies for prokaryotic and eukaryotic microorganisms. In this study we propose a new method, called the LM-PCR/Shifter, based on the use of a Class IIS restriction enzyme giving restriction fragments with different 4 base 5' overhangs (Shifter) and the ligation of appropriate oligonucleotide...
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Roman Kotlowski dr hab. inż.
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Opracowanie zestawu diagnostycznego do genetycznego typowania szczepów bakteryjnych metodą PCR MP
PublicationOmówiono etapy tworzenia zestawu diagnostycznego przeznaczonego do genetycznego typowania szczepów bakteryjnych wykorzystującego procedurę PCR MP (PCR Melting Profiles). Dokonano optymalizacji warunków i walidacji metody w celu przystosowania jej do potrzeb epidemiologicznej oceny zakażeń szpitalnych. Opracowany zestaw stwarza możliwości zastosowania go w laboratoriach prowadzących rutynowo badania diagnostyczne.