Enterococci are an important global cause of nosocomial infections, being increasingly
associated with urinary tract infections, endocarditis, intra-abdominal and pelvic infections …

Recent developments have improved our understanding of enterococcal population
structure, pathogenesis and glycopeptide-resistance maintenance. This may contribute to …

Enterococci have emerged as important nosocomial pathogens with resistance to multiple
antibiotics. Adhesion to abiotic materials and biofilm formation on medical devices are …

Staphylococcus lugdunensis is an atypically virulent coagulase-negative staphylococcal
species associated with acute and destructive infections that often resemble Staphylococcus …

ABSTRACT A genetic subpopulation of Enterococcus faecium, called clonal complex 17
(CC-17), is strongly associated with hospital outbreaks and invasive infections. Most CC-17 …

The expression of two Enterococcus faecalis virulence-related proteases, gelatinase (GelE)
and serine protease (SprE), is positively regulated by a quorum-sensing system encoded by …

The ability of enterococci to acquire resistance to antibiotics and form biofilms in vivo makes
these infections, endocarditis in particular, especially difficult to treat. A collection of clinical …

Enterococci account for nearly 10% of all nosocomial infections and constitute a significant
treatment challenge due to their multidrug resistance properties. One of the well-studied …

Enterococcus faecalis can survive for extended periods in obturated root canals. In this
study, the hypotheses tested were that long-term survival of E. faecalis is dependent on (1) …

Phenotypic and genotypic determination of virulence factors were carried out in 46 high-
level gentamicin-resistant (HLGR) clinical Enterococcus faecalis (n= 34) and Enterococcus …