%0 Journal Article
%T The Increase of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus Faecium in Urine: A Retrospective Study at University Hospital of Bari
%A Stefania Stolfa
%A Federica Romanelli
%A Luigi Ronga
%A Raffaele Del Prete
%A Adriana Mosca
%J Pharmacophore
%@ 2229-5402
%D 2021
%V 12
%N 5
%R 10.51847/6fNKoyVIsM
%P 11-19
%X Recently, vancomycin-resistant strains have emerged as a significant threat to patients. This study describes the local epidemiological trend of vancomycin-resistant E. faecium (VR-E. faecium) strains isolated from urine, their antibiotic susceptibility to empirical treatment, patients and wards at increased risk. We retrospectively analyzed E. faecium isolates collected from January 2013 to December 2020 as part of standard patient care at the University Hospital of Bari, Italy. The antimicrobial susceptibility of E. faecium was assessed using an automated system. Out of 512 E. faecium isolates, 110 (21.48%, 95% CI: 18.06%-25.35%) were vancomycin-resistant. A relevant increase of resistance rates to vancomycin (1.45% Vs 21.48% Vs 38.78%, p-value 
%U https://pharmacophorejournal.com/article/the-increase-of-vancomycin-resistant-enterococcus-faecium-in-urine-a-retrospective-study-at-univers-ukxaf1hg9wx6nnh