Molecular determination of genes among clinical isolates of enterococci at a hospital setting.

Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) poses a formidable challenge to public health due to its inherent resistance to multiple antibiotics coupled with the ability to transfer genetic determinants to dangerous pathogens like Methicillin-resistant (MRSA). The purpose of this study was to investigate the incidence of vancomycin resistance in enterococci among clinical isolates at a tertiary care military hospital in the eastern region of Saudi Arabia and to detect genes using multiplex-PCR. Overall, 246 isolates of enterococci were collected from various clinical specimens.