Enterococcus

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Overall Sketch for Enterococcus

"Protest at the Caucus"

enterococcus treatment

-VRE: streptogramins-synercid -vancomycin resistant (E. faecium) -Linezolid -Tigecycline

x3 infections with enterococcus?

1. UTI 2. Subacute Endocarditis 3. Infect biliary tree b/c bile insoluble and can colonize

Enterococcus can grow in harsher conditions such as __

6.5% NaCl (resist northern california sign)

Enterococcus is bile __________?

Bile resistant (guy getting hit with billy club but resisting it and also have bile boots like S. viridans)

2 types of Enterococcus? Which is more common

E. Faecalis and E. Faecium (more dangerous) Faecalis more common b/c more people under california sign (FaeCALIS)

Enterococcus is what type of bacteria?

Gram (+) cocci

What 2 abx used to treat Enterococcus?

Linezolid (police line) and Tigecycline (tiger stripes)

Group D Enterococci

Steptococcus bovis and others

What is Enterococcus resistant to? Enterococcus important cause of __ infections

Vancomycin (VRE vancomycin resistant enterococcus)(resisting getting into van) Nosocomial

Group D Enterococci diseases

bacteremia (GI), sub-acute endocarditis, colon cancer

enterococcus UTI's can cause

bacteremia, intra-abdominal infection or nosocomial

Source and transmission of enterococcus

normal flora and GI tract

Group D Enterococci treatment

peinicillin G, vancomycin in penicillin allergy

Enterococcus virulence factors

resists antibiotics, adheres to heart valves and urinary tract epithelial cells

enterococcus arrangement

streptococcus


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