Analysis of the phenotypic and genotypic antimicrobial resistance profiles of clinically significant enterococci isolated in the Provincial Specialist Hospital in Lublin, Poland

Affiliations

Bogut Agnieszka: Chair and Department of Medical Microbiology, Medical University of Lublin, Chodzki 1, 20-093Lublin, Poland
Mrozik Patrycja: Chair and Department of Medical Microbiology, Medical University of Lublin, Chodzki 1, 20-093Lublin, Poland
Czaja Gabriela: Chair and Department of Medical Microbiology, Medical University of Lublin, Chodzki 1, 20-093Lublin, Poland
Stawecka-Hamerla Malgorzata: Department of Laboratory Diagnostics, Coagulation and Microbiology, Provincial Specialist Hospital Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski, Lublin, Poland

Abstract

The increasing significance of enterococci as healthcare-associated pathogens can be linked to their limited susceptibility to antibiotics.