Rise of antibiotic resistance in clinical enterococcal isolates during 2001-2016 in Iran: a review.

摘要: Abstract Introduction The clinical significance of enterococci is mostly related to its antibiotic resistance which contributes colonization and infection, in particular amongst the hospitalized patients. present review has examined literature provide a comprehensive data on during last 20 years Iran. Methods Search engines such as Google Scholar PubMed were used identify all Persian English-language articles investigating Iran from 1996 2017. search terms “enterococci”, “enterococcal”, “enterococcus”, “Iran”, “bacterial resistance”, “antibiotic resistance” “resistance”. Results Decrease trend against ampicillin, gentamycin ciprofloxacin was observed over period 15 (2001 2016) During 10 2001 2015, rate among Enterococcus faecalis species less than faecium . resistancerate, however, considerably increased for both this period. mean rates vancomycin, gentamicin, ciprofloxacin, erythromycin, nitrofurantoin, chloramphenicol, trimethoprim-sulfametoxazol, imipenem teicoplanin higher complicated cases (patients with underlying debilitating disorders) compared general (hospitalized or outpatients no specific disorder). Conclusions E. showed rise antibiotics 10-year 2010 2015. With exception penicillin