The Prevalence of Alert Pathogens and Microbial Resistance Mechanisms: A Three-Year Retrospective Study in a General Hospital in Poland.

The development of antibiotic resistance mechanisms hinders the treatment process. So far, there is limited data on the problem of bacterial resistance in hospitals in Central and Eastern Europe. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the prevalence of resistance mechanisms and alert pathogens based on reports regarding cultures of samples collected from general hospital patients in Poland in the period 2019-2021.

Frequency of ace, epa and elrA Genes in Clinical and Environmental Strains of Enterococcus faecalis.

Surface proteins play an important role in the pathogenesis of enterococcal infections. Some of them are candidates for a vaccine, e.g.

The activity of silver nanoparticles (axonnite) on clinical and environmental strains of Enterococcus spp.

Aims: The spread of bacterial antibiotic resistance among clinical strains is a growing problem nowadays. Resistance in Enterococcus spp. strains has merited special concern of late, as they have become significant nosocomial pathogens.

[Occurrence of virulence genes among Enterococcus faecalis strains isolated from patients and hospital environment].

The aim of this study was to evaluate occurrence of virulence genes among Enterococcus faecalis strains isolated from two hospitals in Łódź, during 2005-2006. The second goal was to determine possible relationship between presence of those genes, resistance to ampicillin and sources of isolation. Enterococcal strains were identified to the species by PCR with ddl primers.

[Susceptibility to antimicrobial agents and genotypic relatedness of enterococcal strains isolated from patients and hospital environment].

The aim of this study was to evaluate antibiotic susceptibility of Enterococcus sp. strains isolated from two hospitals in łódź, during 2005-2006. The second goal was to determine possible transmission of these strains within hospital wards by using melting profile PCR.