Enterococcus
Outside of high multiple antibiotic resistances, what are some other virulence factors for enterococcus faecalis?...
-aggregation substance - epithelial adhesion - enterococcal adhesin for collagen -cytolysin facilitates colonization - neutrophil chemo-attractant -gelatinase - protease for gelatin, collagen, hemoglobin; />
Who is at risk of infection by enterococci?...
Elderly Those in hospital for a long time (Nosocomial risk of antibiotic resistance); />
What are the oxygen requirements of enterococcus faecalis?...
Facultative anaerobe; />
What is the most important virulence factor of enterococcus faecalis?...
High, multiple antibiotic resistances (plasmid and chromosomal); />
Vancomycin-resistent Enterococci (VRE) have now lead to the emergence of what bacteria?...
VRSA (staph. aureus); />
4 clinical features of enterococci?...
bacteremia abdominal abscess urinary tract infection endocarditis; />
Where are enterococcus faecalis considered normal flora?...
gastrointestinal tract; />
Are enterococcus faecalis gram positive or negative?...
gram negative; />
Overall, are enterococcus considered to have high or low virulence?...
low; />
Treatment of enterococci?...
penicillin-ampicillin (bacteriostatic, not bacteriocidal) vancomycin gentamycin; />