Enterococcus species
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Enterococcus
Microbiology
- Facultative anaerobic, non-spore-forming, gamma-hemolytic, Gram positive diplococci
Background
- Commensal gut flora
- Increasing antibiotic resistance
Species
- E. faecalis
- More common (90-95%)
- More commonly genitourinary source
- More sensitive to antibiotics
- E. faecium
- Less common (5-10%)
- More commonly gastrointestinal source
- Less sensitive to antibiotics
- Most common VRE
References
- ^ Carl-Johan Fraenkel, Måns Ullberg, Sverker Bernander, Evalena Ericson, Peter Larsson, Johan Rydberg, Eva Törnqvist, Åsa Melhus. In vitro activities of three carbapenems against recent bacterial isolates from severely ill patients at Swedish hospitals. Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2006;38(10):853-859. doi:10.1080/00365540600684371.
- ^ 10.1093/jac/39.2.149
- ^ James H. Jorgensen, Sharon A. Crawford, Cynthia C. Kelly, Jan E. Patterson. In VitroActivity of Daptomycin against Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci ofVarious Van Types and Comparison of Susceptibility TestingMethods. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 2003;47(12):3760-3763. doi:10.1128/aac.47.12.3760-3763.2003.
