A PCR assay for identification of
Enterococcus faecium. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, vol.
Myrophorea, that is effective against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), vancomycin-resistant
Enterococcus faecium (VRE), Klebsiella pneumonia, and carbenepenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumanii.
La cinetica de crecimiento de la cepa 15, que tuvo 99.93% de similaridad a
Enterococcus faecium CGMCC 1.2136T, mostro rapido crecimiento pasando de 5 a 7 log UFC/mL al cabo de tres horas, llegando hasta 8 Log UFC/mL a las 24 horas.
1, Out of 97 samples isolated, 42% were from Enterococcus faecalis, 41% were from
Enterococcus faecium, 3% were from Enterococcus avium, 1% from Enterococcus gallinarum and 11% were from Other Enterococcus Species.
(9) Multiplex PCR using specific ddl E.faecalis and ddl E.faecium genes was performed to identify both Enterococcus faecalis and
Enterococcus faecium respectively.
Emergence of epidemic multidrug-resistant
Enterococcus faecium from animal and commensal strains.
A team of researchers at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity in Melbourne studied
Enterococcus faecium, a strain of bacteria that's a common nuisance in hospitals, but not particularly deadly.
Some hospital bacteria growing 'tolerant' to sanitisersSome hospital superbugs are growing increasingly tolerant to alcohol-based disinfectants found in hand washes and sanitisers, allowing increasing infections to take hold, a study has warned.Researchers have noticed a rise in
Enterococcus faecium, a bacteria that lives in the gut and can be spread via catheters, ventilators or central lines in hospitals.
The strain
Enterococcus faecium T136 produces two bacteriocins: enterocin A, a member of the pediocin family of bacteriocins, and a relatively new bacteriocin called enterocin B.
Four Enterococcus faecalis (3.96%), 2
Enterococcus faecium (1.98%), 1 Acinetobacter spp.
Se han descrito 49 especies distintas, de las cuales 26 se han asociado con las infecciones en humanos, siendo Enterococcus faecalis y
Enterococcus faecium, las especies mas comunes (5).
Various enterococcal species have been identified, but the major two which cause human diseases are enterococcus faecalis and
enterococcus faecium. Most common and important infections caused by them are bacteraemia, endocarditis, urinary tract infections, surgical wound infections, intra-abdominal and intra-pelvic infections.
