Enterococcus: review of its physiology, pathogenesis, diseases and the challenges it poses for clinical microbiology

J Vu, J Carvalho - Frontiers in Biology, 2011 - Springer
The genus Enterococcus is composed of 38 species, the most important of which are
Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium—both human intestinal colonizers …

EbpA vaccine antibodies block binding of Enterococcus faecalis to fibrinogen to prevent catheter-associated bladder infection in mice

AL Flores-Mireles, JS Pinkner, MG Caparon… - Science translational …, 2014 - science.org
Enterococci bacteria are a frequent cause of catheter-associated urinary tract infections, the
most common type of hospital-acquired infection. Treatment has become increasingly …

Antimicrobial resistance among Gram-positive pathogens in Saudi Arabia

S Yezli, AM Shibl, DM Livermore… - Journal of …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Several species of Gram-positive cocci are major nosocomial or community pathogens
associated with morbidity and mortality. Here, we review the antimicrobial resistance among …

Enterococcal bacteremia is associated with prolonged stay in the medical intensive care unit

V Moses, J Jerobin, A Nair, S Sathyendara… - Journal of Global …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Background: Although enterococci are relatively common nosocomial pathogens in surgical
intensive care units (ICUs), their significance in blood cultures from patients in the medical …

Prevalence of vancomycin resistance and multiple drug resistance in enterococci in equids in North India

BR Singh - The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2009 - jidc.org
Introduction: Vancomycin resistant and multi-drug-resistant enterococci are the major
emerging pathogens in surgical, neonatal, and tertiary care units. Methodology: In this study …

Antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of vancomycin resistant enterococci to newer antimicrobial agents

V Gupta, N Singla, P Behl, T Sahoo… - Indian Journal of …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Correspondence daptomycin, linezolid and quinupristin/dalfopristin has been evaluated
against 75 non-repeat clinical isolates of vancomycin resistant E. faecalis (60) and E …

[PDF][PDF] Molecular, phylogenetic and antibiotic resistance analysis of enteroaggregative escherichia coli/uropathogenic Escherichia coli hybrid genotypes causing …

V Modgil, H Kaur, B Mohan… - Indian Journal of Medical …, 2020 - researchgate.net
Background: Horizontal gene transfer of virulence genes (VGs) from different Escherichia
coli pathotypes results in the evolution of hybrid strains. Hybrid genotypes of …

Real Time PCR for the Rapid Detection of vanA Gene in Surface Waters and Aquatic Macrophyte by Molecular Beacon Probe

P Lata, S Ram, M Agrawal… - Environmental science & …, 2009 - ACS Publications
Enterococci serve as an “indicator” of fecal contamination for recreational water quality. The
vancomycin-resistant-enterococci (VRE) are emerging environmental contaminants in the …

Occurrence of multiple drug resistant (MDR) aerobic bacteria in vaginal swabs of mares and their association with infertility

BR Singh - Indian Journal of Comparative Microbiology …, 2009 - indianjournals.com
Only few attempts have been made to understand reproductive tract (RT) flora of infertile
mares. This study was conducted to reveal diversity in aerobic bacteria and their …

[PDF][PDF] EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY OF BACTERIAL UROPATHOGENS IN KARBALA DISTRICT

AK Hanoon, OA Muslim, HAA Asfoor, HM Bakr - Int J Med sci, 2022 - researchgate.net
The current study conducted a retrospective cross-sectional study from January 2021 to
September 2021 at Karbala Teaching Hospital for Children, Imam Zain El Abidine Hospital …