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; />