High Level Aminoglycoside Resistance and Distribution of Aminoglycoside Resistant Genes among Clinical Isolates of Enterococcus Species in Chennai, India

Table 4

Results of high level aminoglycoside resistance and distribution of aminoglycoside modifying enzyme encoding genes among Enterococcus spp.

HLARE; (MIC and detection of genes by PCR)	Distribution of high level aminoglycoside resistance in Enterococcus spp. (𝑛=178)							Total
	E.  faecalis; (86)	E.  faecium; (80)	E.  durans; (1)	E.  avium; (4)	E.  hirae; (3)	E.  dispar; (2)	E.  gallinarum; (2)
HLGR*	32	39	1	1	1	1	1	76
HLSR*	21	27	1	1	1	1	1	53
aac(6′ )-Ie-aph(2′′)-Ia	34	30	1	1	1	—	1	68
aph(2′′ )-Ib	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
aph(2′′ )-Ic	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
aph(2′′ )-Id	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
aph(3′ )-IIIa	34	30	1	2	1	2	2	72

∗HLGR; HLSR; MIC screening.