Abstract
We studied fecal colonization with vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) in 89 HIV-infected nonhospitalized patients ages 24 to 62 years, including 70 (79%) men (including 41 homosexual and 5 bisexual men) and 19 (21%) women. Of the 89 patients, 61 (69%) were black, 25 (28%) Hispanic, and 3 (3%) white; 53 (60%) had history of ongoing or recent antibacterial therapy with trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (29), clarithromycin (18), amoxicillin (7), ofloxacin (3), and metronidazole, doxycycline, dicloxacillin, and cephalexin (1 each). VRE were not isolated from any of the patients studied.
MeSH terms
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AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / drug therapy*
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Adult
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Amoxicillin / therapeutic use
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
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Bisexuality
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Black People
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Cephalexin / therapeutic use
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Cephalosporins / therapeutic use
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Clarithromycin / therapeutic use
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Dicloxacillin / therapeutic use
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Doxycycline / therapeutic use
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Drug Resistance, Microbial
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Enterococcus / drug effects*
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Feces / microbiology
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Female
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Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / drug therapy*
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Homosexuality, Male
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Humans
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Male
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Metronidazole / therapeutic use
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Middle Aged
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Ofloxacin / therapeutic use
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Penicillins / therapeutic use
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Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / therapeutic use
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Vancomycin / therapeutic use*
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White People
Substances
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Cephalosporins
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Penicillins
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Metronidazole
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Vancomycin
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Amoxicillin
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Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination
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Ofloxacin
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Dicloxacillin
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Clarithromycin
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Doxycycline
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Cephalexin