Intrinsic vancomycin resistance

• Vancomycin is a broad-spectrum Gram-positive antibiotic
• However, a number of bacteria have intrinsic vancomyin resistance
• Includes:
  • Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae
  • Lactobacillus
  • Leuconostoc
  • Enterococcus casseliflavus and Enterococcus gallinarum
  • Pediococcus