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Enterococcus faecium is a gram positive bacterium in the genus Enterococcus.1 It can be a commensal (a non-harmful coexistence), in the human intestine, but it may also be a pathogen causing disease. Antibiotic resistant E. faecium is often referred to as VRE (vancomycin-resistant enterococcus).
Linezolid is used to treat Vancomycin-resistant enterococcus. The streptogramins, such as quinupristin/dalfopristin, may also be used for vancomycin-resistant E. faecium, but not E. faecalis.
It is used as a probiotic in animals. 2
References
- ^ Ryan KJ, Ray CG (editors) (2004). Sherris Medical Microbiology (4th ed. ed.). McGraw Hill. pp. p. 294–5. ISBN 0-8385-8529-9.
- ^ http://www.vetscriptions.co.uk/PROTEXINBIO2.html
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