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Bookmark or Share- Treatment of enterococcal infections - UpToDateEnterococcal species can cause a variety of infections, including urinary tract infections, bacteremia, endocarditis, and meningitis. The antimicrobial agents available for treatment of enterococcal infection are reviewed here, followed by treatment approaches for clinical syndromes caused by enterococci.
- Enterococcus - Infectious Disease AdvisorEnterococcus, a gram-positive bacteria with relatively low virulence, was first described by Thiercelin in 1899 following its discovery in the human gastrointestinal tract and further detailed by MacCallum and Hastings in a case of infective endocarditis. 1 Enterococci are early colonizers in the infant gut. 1 Although 2 species ...
- What Are Enterococcal Infections? - WebMDOne type of important bacteria is called enterococci, which includes more than 17 different species. They’re found in the intestines of nearly every animal on earth. Only a few types of...
- Enterococcus - WikipediaEnterococci are Gram-positive cocci that often occur in pairs or short chains, and are difficult to distinguish from streptococci on physical characteristics alone. [2] Two species are common commensal organisms in the intestines of humans: E. faecalis (90–95%) and E. faecium (5–10%).
- Enterococcal Infections - Enterococcal Infections - Merck Manual ...Enterococci are gram-positive, facultative anaerobic organisms. Enterococcus faecalis and E. faecium cause a variety of infections, including endocarditis, urinary tract infections, prostatitis, intra-abdominal infection, cellulitis, and wound infection as well as concurrent bacteremia.
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