Enterococcus avium
From IDWiki
Background
- Member of the Enterococcus genus
- Previously known as group Q Streptococcus
Clinical Manifestations
- Bacteremia often from polymicrobial infections
- Most commonly from GI and urinary sources
Management
- Reliably susceptible to ciprofloxacin (95%), linezolid, and vancomycin (100%)12
- Usually susceptible to ampicillin (80%), gentamicin (90%), penicillin G (80%)1
- Often resistant to tetracyclines (65%)1 but may be susceptible to tigecycline2
References
- a b c S. Na, H. J. Park, K.-H. Park, O.-H. Cho, Y. P. Chong, S.-H. Kim, S.-O. Lee, H. Sung, M.-N. Kim, J.-Y. Jeong, Y. S. Kim, J. H. Woo, S.-H. Choi. Enterococcus avium bacteremia: a 12-year clinical experience with 53 patients. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases. 2011;31(3):303-310. doi:10.1007/s10096-011-1311-1.
- a b Dan Alexandru Toc, Stanca Lucia Pandrea, Alexandru Botan, Razvan Marian Mihaila, Carmen Anca Costache, Ioana Alina Colosi, Lia Monica Junie. Enterococcus raffinosus, Enterococcus durans and Enterococcus avium Isolated from a Tertiary Care Hospital in Romania—Retrospective Study and Brief Review. Biology. 2022;11(4):598. doi:10.3390/biology11040598.
