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Enterococci Flashcards

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General Properties

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Gram + cocci in chains
Catalase -
no hemolysis
Grown in 6.5% NaCl

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Source

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Commensal organism found in GIT

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Transmission

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Opportunistic

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Diseases

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UTI
Endocarditis
Peritonitis

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Virulence Factors: Resistance

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Strains are resistant to many antibiotics including vancomycin

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Most common infected Population

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Hospitalized patients (Nosocomial infection)

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