%0 Journal Article
%T Antibiotic Resistance Profile of &lt;i&gt;Enterococcus faecalis&lt;/i&gt; and Enterococcus &lt;i&gt;faecium&lt;/i&gt; Isolates from Urine and Pleural Fluid in Two Hospitals of Cameroon
%A Cécile Ingrid Djuikoue
%A Farid Wega
%A Grace Yemina Kombeu
%A Cedric Seugnou Nana
%A Christiane Possi Kiyang
%A Lussabella Pohoko Medzam
%A Erica Megane Noubissi Makougoum
%A Nellie Mbianga Nkuigoua
%A Herman Koyouo Tagne
%A Mérimé Jo？l Tchinda Talokou
%A Yvonne Valérie Yolande Mavoungou
%A Ashu Michel Agbor
%J Open Journal of Medical Microbiology
%P 39-49
%@ 2165-3380
%D 2024
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojmm.2024.141004
%X &lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:;&quot; &quot;=&quot;&quot;&gt;Enterococcus&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:;&quot; &quot;=&quot;&quot;&gt; &lt;i&gt;faecalis&lt;/i&gt; and &lt;i&gt;Enterococcus&lt;/i&gt; &lt;i&gt;faecium&lt;/i&gt; rank among the leading causes
of nosocomial bacteremia and urinary tract infections. They often persist on
hospital surfaces due to their ability to withstand adverse environmental conditions
(low or high temperatures, high pH, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:;&quot; &quot;=&quot;&quot;&gt;and &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:;&quot; &quot;=&quot;&quot;&gt;high salinity). The global &lt;i&gt;Enterococcus&lt;/i&gt; &lt;i&gt;faecalis&lt;/i&gt;-&lt;i&gt;Enterococcus&lt;/i&gt; &lt;i&gt;faecium&lt;/i&gt; ratio is currently shifting towards &lt;i&gt;Enterococcus&lt;/i&gt; &lt;i&gt;faecium&lt;/i&gt;. &lt;i&gt;Enterococci&lt;/i&gt; present variable levels of resistance to certain
families of antibiotics&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:;&quot; &quot;=&quot;&quot;&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:;&quot; &quot;=&quot;&quot;&gt; This is the case for
aminoglycosides, beta-lactams and cephalosporins. In 2017, WHO ranked &lt;i&gt;Enterococci&lt;/i&gt; among priority pathogens for
research and development of new antibiotics. The objective of our study was to
determine the antibiotic resistance profile of &lt;i&gt;Enterococcus&lt;/i&gt; &lt;i&gt;faecalis&lt;/i&gt; and &lt;i&gt;Enterococcus&lt;/i&gt; &lt;i&gt;faecium&lt;/i&gt; isolates from urine and pleural fluid in two hospitals &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:;&quot; &quot;=&quot;&quot;&gt;in&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:;&quot; &quot;=&quot;&quot;&gt; Cameroon. This cross-sectional and analytic study was carried out
between June to August 2023 on hospitalized and day patients in which a
cytobacteriological test of urine and pleural fluid was don&lt;span&gt;e. The samples were inoculated on CLED Agar for
urine and on Chocolate + polyvitex and blood agar (prepared from Columbia agar)
for pleural fluid samples and incubated at 37&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:宋体;font-size:10pt;&quot;&gt;℃&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;for 18 to 24 hours.
Identification of isolates was carried out using the API 20 STREP micro gallery
(Biomerieux, France) and tested for antimicrobial susceptibility. The data on
socio-demographical and
%K &lt
%K i&gt
%K Enterococcus faecalis&lt
%K /i&gt
%K &lt
%K i&gt
%K Enterococcus faecium&lt
%K /i&gt
%K Healthcare-Associated  Infections
%K Antimicrobial Resistance
%K Cameroon
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=132113