http://repub.eur.nl/res/aut/2846/ List of Publications en http://repub.eur.nl/static-eur/img/logo.png http://repub.eur.nl http://repub.eur.nl/res/pub/9210/ 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z We studied the prevalence and clonality of high-level gentamicin-resistant enterococci (HLGRE) in a Dutch university hospital. Of 238 enterococcal strains isolated from blood cultures between 1991 and 1997, 57 were HLGRE. Genomic analysis of these strains revealed 19 different genotypes, two of which were encountered more frequently [type A (12/57), type B (23/57)]. The spread of these types largely explained the rise in HLGRE incidence from 14% in 1991 to 31% in 1997. However, the contribution of unique strains to the total HLGRE burden also increased from 4% to 16%. We conclude that both clonal expansion and the emergence of unique HLGRE have contributed significantly to the increasing incidence of HLGRE. http://repub.eur.nl/res/pub/8771/ 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z A collection of genetically unrelated vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) including 50 vanA, 15 vanB, 50 vanC1, and 30 vanC2 VRE were used to evaluate the accuracy of eight currently available susceptibility test methods (agar dilution, disk diffusion, E-test, agar screen plate, Vitek GPS-TA and GPS-101, and MicroScan overnight and rapid panels). vanA VRE were detected by all methods. vanB VRE were often not detected by Vitek GPS-TA and MicroScan rapid (sensitivities, 47 and 53%, respectively), though the new Vitek GPS-101 was found to be a significant improvement. E-test and the agar screen were the only two methods detecting all VRE, including the vanC1/C2 VRE.