Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) are a type of bacteria called enterococci that have developed resistance to many antibiotics, especially vancomycin. Enterococci bacteria live in our intestines and on our skin, usually without causing problems. Is E faecalis resistant to vancomycin? Urinary tract infection Enterococcus is frequently cited as one of theRead More →
Sources of enterococci in recreational waters include sewage, agricultural and urban runoff, stormwater, direct input by animals via defecation, bather shedding, boats, plant debris (for example, wrack), polluted groundwater, soils, sediments, and sands (Figure 2). What is the most common site for enterococci infections? The most common type of enterococcalRead More →
NOTE: Methicillin-resistant staphylococci are resistant to cephalosporins, including ceftriaxone. Most strains of Group D streptococci and enterococci, eg, Enterococcus (Streptococcus) faecalis, are resistant. Does ceftazidime cover Enterococcus? NOT ACTIVE against MBLs or gram-negatives that overexpress efflux pumps or have porin mutations, most anaerobic bacteria, most Staphylococcus spp., and Enterococcus spp.Read More →