DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2018.v06i02.004

Pages: 473-480

Enterococci are an indigenous flora of the intestinal tract, oral cavity and the genitourinary tract of the human beings and animals, are known to be relatively a virulent in healthy individuals but have become opportunistic pathogens especially in hospitalized patients. The most common nosocomial infections produced by these organisms are urinary tract infection, pelvic infection. Etc to isolate the enterococci from different clinical samples. To identify the AST pattern of enterococci. To determine the occurrence of vancomycin resistance enterococci. The present study was conducted in the Department of Microbiology of Teerthanker Mahaveer Medical College, Moradabad from January 2016 to June 2017 by performing sample collection, gram staining, culture and different biochemical tests. Out of 1257 samples, there are 355 gram positive cocci, 602 gram negative bacilli, 52 yeast and 248 samples showed no growth. 355 gram positive cocci were further processed and 100 isolates of enterococci were isolated. Maximum numbers of enterococci were obtained from patients between 31-40 years. Maximum isolates were obtained from urine (77%) followed by pus and wound swab (09%) samples.