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 ...
Bacteria learned to survive by developing their own defence mechanism against antibiotic use, finds a 2025 study report by ...
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 ...
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 ...
Water-quality testing in Southwest Florida occasionally reports high concentrations of enterococcus bacteria, which are found ...
The incidence of enterococcal infections has been increasing over the past few years, with rising rates of multidrug resistance. VRE is increasingly a problem in many hospitals and intensive care ...
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 ...
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 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...