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Aug 10, 2020 · The evolution of Enterococcus faecium as a hospital-adapted pathogen. Population genetics and genomics showed that there are two distinct subpopulations of E. faecium. The first subpopulation represents commensals of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and is usually not involved in clinical infection.
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. Enterococci are part of the normal intestinal flora.
May 28, 2023 · Enterococcus faecalis (also called E. faecalis) is one of the most common species of Enterococci and is the leading cause of enterococcal infections. However, researchers aren’t sure what...
Apr 20, 2021 · Enterococci are Gram-positive facultative anaerobic cocci in short and medium chains, which cause difficult to treat infections in the nosocomial setting. They are a common cause of UTI, bacteremia, and infective endocarditis and rarely cause intra-abdominal infections and meningitis.
Feb 4, 2014 · Over the past two decades, Enterococcus faecium has emerged as a leading cause of multidrug-resistant enterococcal infection in the United States (Hidron, et al., 2008). E. faecium is intrinsically more antibiotic-resistant than E. faecalis, with more than half of its pathogenic isolates expressing resistance to vancomycin, ampicillin, and high ...
Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium are the species that most commonly cause infections in people. Enterococci typically cause the following: Urinary tract infections (UTIs)
Jan 29, 2012 · Enterococcus faecium (2) Description and significance. E. faecium is a human pathogen that causes nosocomial bacteremia, surgical wound infection, endocarditis, and urinary tract infections. Nosocomial infections are those acquired in medical setting during treatment of a prior complaint.
