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== Background ==
 
== Background ==
   
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== Management ==
 
== Management ==
   
* Generally susceptible to penicillins and cephalosporins
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* Generally susceptible to penicillins; higher MICs to cephalosporins, but still susceptible
 
* Susceptible to [[vancomycin]] and [[linezolid]]
 
* Susceptible to [[vancomycin]] and [[linezolid]]
 
* Variable resistance to [[fluoroquinolones]]
 
* Variable resistance to [[fluoroquinolones]]
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== Further Reading ==
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* ''Aerococcus'': an increasingly acknowledged human pathogen. ''Clin Microbiol Infect''. 2016;22(1). doi: [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmi.2015.09.026 10.1016/j.cmi.2015.09.026]
   
 
[[Category:Gram-positive cocci]]
 
[[Category:Gram-positive cocci]]

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Background

Clinical Manifestations

Management

Further Reading