Enterococcus

And in a terrifying experiment, a British researcher recently showed that a microbe called enterococcus can transfer vancomycin resistance to staph. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Riverkeeper's testing, carried out in collaboration with Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and Queens College at the City University of New York, measures levels of the bacterium enterococcus, which is commonly found in the intestines of humans and some animals. ❋ By MIREYA NAVARRO (2011)

On the other two they found VRE — vancomycin-resistant enterococcus faecium, a less dangerous form of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The tests of 16 different brands had 39% exceeded that level for total coliforms, and 23% for enterococcus. ❋ Unknown (2010)

When present, semen cultures should be obtained to look for bacteria such as enterococcus, E. coli, and chlamydia, as well as mycoplasma, which may affect fertility. ❋ Mark L. Fuerst (2010)

Those should include performance standards for indicators of fecal contamination, such as generic E. coli and enterococcus. ❋ Unknown (2010)

SHEA guideline for preventing nosocomial transmission of multidrug-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus and enterococcus. ❋ MARYN MCKENNA (2010)

The government's water-quality test consists of maximum allowable densities of bacteria enterococcus and E. coli associated with fecal matter in 100 milliliters of water. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Consumer Reports tested for total coliforms and other bacteria including enterococcus. ❋ Unknown (2010)

They start their shift already carrying germs such as C. diff, drug-resistant enterococcus or staphylococcus. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The culprit will likely be enterococcus, the blood-poisoning microbe that killed Gibert's patient. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The following year, a British researcher showed that the gene for this resistance can travel from enterococcus to S. aureus. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Staph and enterococcus meet on bandages, the scalp and hospital sheets every day. ❋ Unknown (2008)

One firm that has persevered is Schering-Plough, which is developing an antibiotic against enterococcus. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Cynthia Gibert desperately tried one antibiotic after another on her 57-year-old kidney patient, but no matter which tablets, capsules or even IVs she gave him-from plain-vanilla ampicillin to fancy experimental teicoplanin-the man's blood was still flooded with enterococcus bacteria, which were slowly poisoning his red blood cells. ❋ Unknown (2008)

He also developed stress induced gastritis, enterococcus faecium bacteremia and staphylococcal pneumonia which responded to broad spectrum antibiotics. ❋ Unknown (2006)