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Study on Characterization of Enterococci because nowadays it become an important cause of nosocomial infections .detection of the most common two species of Enterococci and most common virulence factors & its genes with determination of antibiotics sensitivity test for the isolated strains
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| I) Sample collection | Samples are collected from intensive care unit (ICU) including urine, pus swabs, sputum, blood, tracheal aspirates and pharyngeal swabs | 2 months |
| II) Identification of Enterococci: | by inoculation on Bile esculin azide & growing colonies further identified by :
| 2 month |
| III) Phenotypic detection of virulence marker of Enterococci(Gelatinase activity) | by culture on nutrient agar containing gelatin.Positive results appeared as liquefaction of gelatin | 2 weeks |
| IV)Phenotypic detection of virulence marker of Enterococci (hemolytic activity) | by Detection of hemolytic activity on the blood agar | 1 week |
| V) Phenotypic detection of virulence marker of Enterococci(Caseinase production) | by Detection of Caseinase production on Muller hinton agar containing skimmed milk 3%. | 2 weeks |
| VI) Phenotypic detection of virulence marker of Enterococci(Formation of Slime layer) | Formation of Slime layer by culture on Brain heart infusion agar containing 5% sucrose, plates are incubated for 24 hrs at 37oC. Positive strains gave mucoid and slimy colonies. | 1 week |
| VII) Phenotypic detection of virulence marker of EnterococcI (Biofilm formation) |
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patients in ICU in Sohag University Hospital
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Ekram Ab Rahmand Mahmoud, lecturer | Sohag Faculty of Medicine | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Sohag Faculty of Medicine | Sohag | Egypt |
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using microtiter plate reader. Biofilm formation is scored as nonbiofilm forming (-), weak - (+), moderate - (++), and strong - (+++) corresponding to the A630 values ≤1, 1-≤2, 2-≤3, and>3, respectively |
| 2 weeks |
| VIII) Antibiotic sensitivity test: |
MICs (minimal inhibitory concentrations) of Vancomycin are measured by E-test for confirmation of vancomycin resistance among the isolated Enterococci. Results are interpreted according to CLSI guidelines. | 3 monthe |
| IX) Molecular Identification of commonest Enterococcus species | by conventional gene specific uniplex PCR for E. faecalis and E. Faecium | 1 month |
| X) Molecular detection of virulence genes | Identification of virulence genes; gel E (gene for gelatinase), asa1 (gene for aggregation substance), cylA (gene for cytolysin activator), esp (gene for Enterococcal surface protein) Hyl (gene for Hyaluronidase) of E. faecalis and E. faecium was performed by uniplex PCR.The amplified products are visualized on 2% agarose gel stained with ethidium bromide. The stained gels are visualized and documented with a gel documentation system and analyzed visually to determine the size of PCR amplicons of the target genes directly by comparison with 100 bp DNA ladder marker. | 2 months |