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*[[Stain::Gram-positive]] [[Cellular shape::coccus]] similar to [[Streptococcus species]] |
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*[[Catalase test::Catalase-negative]], [[Hemolysis::alpha-hemolytic]] or [[Hemolysis::gamma-hemolytic]], and Lancefield group D |
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*Often a contaminant, but can cause line infections, cardiac device infections, and endocarditis |
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*Intrinsically resistant to [[vancomycin]] |
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Revision as of 12:18, 16 August 2020
- Gram-positive coccus similar to Streptococcus species
- Catalase-negative, alpha-hemolytic or gamma-hemolytic, and Lancefield group D
- Often a contaminant, but can cause line infections, cardiac device infections, and endocarditis
- Intrinsically resistant to vancomycin
