Emergence of High-level Gentamicin Resistance among Enterococci Clinical Isolates from Burn Patients in South-west of Iran: Vancomycin Still Working

Target gene	Oligonucleotide sequences (5’-3’)	Size of product (bp)	Reference
van A	GGGAAAACGACAATTGC GTACAATGCGGCCGTTA	732	Dutka-Malen et al. 1995
vanB	ATG GGA AGC CGA TAG TC GAT TTC GTT CCT CGA CC	638	Dutka-Malen et al. 1995
vanC	AAT CGT CAA TTC CTG CAT GT TAA TCG TGG AAT ACG GGT TTG	299	Dutka-Malen et al. 1995
aac(6’)-Ie aph(2’’)	AGGAATTTATCGAAAATGGTAGAAAAG CACAATCGACTAAAGAGTACCAATC	369	Vakulenko et al. 2003
**aph(3’)-IIIa**	GGCTAAAATGAGAATATCACCGG CTTTAAAAAATCATACAGCTCGCG	523	Vakulenko et al. 2003
**ant(4’)-Ia**	CAAACTGCTAAATCGGTAGAAGCC GGAAAGTTGACCAGACATTACGAACT	294	Vakulenko et al. 2003

Frequency of vancomycin and gentamicin resistance genes among our local Enterococci isolates.

1 Abbreviations are as follows: 3: aph (3’)-III;, 4’: ant (4’)-I;, 6’: aac (6’)-Ie aph (2’’)

The association between presence of gentamicin resistance genes and MICs against gentamicin.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/pjm-2018-043 | Journal eISSN: 2544-4646 | Journal ISSN: 1733-1331

Language: English

Page range: 401 - 406

Submitted on: Mar 12, 2018

Accepted on: May 20, 2018

Published on: Dec 10, 2018

Published by: Polish Society of Microbiologists

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

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