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Enterococcus

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Enterococcus

  • See Also
  1. Group D Streptococcus
  2. Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus
  • Pathophysiology
  1. Lactic Acid Bacteria
  2. Gram-positive facultative anaerobic cocci
  3. Previously defined as Group D Streptococcus (now Enterococcus is its own genus)
    1. Enterococcus was classified under Streptococcus until 1984, and is now its own genus
    2. Enterococcus was reclassified under its own genus as of 1984 following DNA analysis
  • Types
  1. Enterococcus faecalis
  2. Enterococcus faecium
  • Findings
  • Infections
  1. See Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus
  2. Enterococcus is a colonizer, normal flora of the human Gastrointestinal Tract
  3. Enterococci are hardy organisms that can survive in the harsh GI Tract, including 40% bile
  4. Infections typically occur in Immunocompromised or debilitated hospital patients
    1. Urinary Tract Infections
    2. Bacterial Endocarditis
    3. Diverticulitis
    4. Meningitis
    5. Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis