Vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE) are increasingly important pathogens in stem cell transplant (SCT). In all, 61 pediatric SCT patients had surveillance stool cultures for VRE between July 1999 ...

An international team led by scientists from MSK has shown for the first time that foods containing lactose, a sugar that’s naturally found in milk and dairy products, help Enterococcus thrive in the ...

Chronic wound infection is a major global public health issue, with Enterococcus faecalis among the most commonly isolated pathogens from such wounds. Neutrophils are short-lived immune cells critical ...

DETROIT — The bacteria Enterococcus can cause infections that typically target the digestive tract or bowel; if the bacteria spread, an abdominal abscess or urinary infection could result.

Clonal spread of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium among seven patients on one ward of a community teaching hospital was identified by contour-clamped homogeneous electric-field gel ...

A new study finds that two subtypes of pathogenic Escherichia coli (E. coli) produce five to 16 times more protective capsular “slime” when Enterococcus faecalis (EF) is present. The finding could ...

ABSTRACT Among 145 Enterococcus faecalis isolates recovered during a 15‐month period (April 1997‐June 1998) in AHEPA University Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece, 94 (65%) exhibited high‐level resistance ...

DETROIT -- Researchers at Wayne State University recently received federal funding to look at new ways to treat an antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The nearly $430,000 grant went to a team led by ...

A study has linked initial vancomycin monotherapy to higher rates of Clostridium difficile infection in patients with inflammatory bowel disease, according to a report by Internal Medicine News. The ...