A WEB-SURFER'S GUIDE TO BACTERIA ASSOCIATED WITH INFECTIONS IN HUMANS
Species associated with infection - E. avium, E. casseliflavus, E. cecorum, E. dispar, E. durans, E. faecalis, E. faecium, E. flavescens, E. gallinarum, E. hirae, E. malodoratus, E. mundtii, E. pseudoavium, E. raffinosus, E. solitarius
Associated infections - bacteraemia, abscesses, endocarditis, meningitis, UTI, peritonitis, osteomyelitis, wound infection
Reported susceptibilities and therapies - penicillins, glycopeptides - may be multiresistant - may be resistant to penicillins, glycopeptides and quinupristin/dalfopristin - a therapeutic role may exist for newer agents like linezolid
Notes - sometimes called "faecal streptococci" - some species, previously classified as Streptococcus spp.
Reference - Morrison, D., Woodford, N., Cookson, B. (1997). Enterococci as emerging pathogens of humans. Soc. appl. Bacteriol. Symp. Ser. 26, S89-99.
