"Enterococcus faecium" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A species of gram-positive, coccoid bacteria whose organisms are normal flora of the intestinal tract. Unlike ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS, this species may produce an alpha-hemolytic reaction on blood agar and is unable to utilize pyruvic acid as an energy source.
| Descriptor ID |
D016984
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B03.353.750.250.250.300 B03.510.550.250.250.300
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Enterococcus faecium" by people in Profiles.
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Detection of Nosocomial Outbreaks: Genomic Surveillance Takes the Lead. Clin Infect Dis. 2020 05 23; 70(11):2244-2246.
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Multicenter study of high-dose daptomycin for treatment of enterococcal infections. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2013 Sep; 57(9):4190-6.
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Comparison of multiple-locus variable-number tandem repeat analysis and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis in a setting of polyclonal endemicity of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2008 Apr; 14(4):363-9.
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Vancomycin-resistant enterococci: why are they here, and where do they come from? Lancet Infect Dis. 2001 Dec; 1(5):314-25.
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Stability of vancomycin-resistant enterococcal genotypes isolated from long-term-colonized patients. J Infect Dis. 1998 Feb; 177(2):378-82.
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Skin colonization with vancomycin-resistant enterococci among hospitalized patients with bacteremia. Clin Infect Dis. 1997 Apr; 24(4):704-6.
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Heterogeneous expression of glycopeptide resistance in enterococci associated with transfer of vanB. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1997 Apr; 41(4):872-4.
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The comparative in vitro activity of clinafloxacin and other antimicrobials against vancomycin-susceptible and vancomycin-resistant enterococci. Chemotherapy. 1996 Jul-Aug; 42(4):235-9.
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Bactericidal activities of antibiotics against vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium blood isolates and synergistic activities of combinations. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1994 Jun; 38(6):1225-9.
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In vivo development of teicoplanin resistance in a VanB Enterococcus faecium isolate. J Infect Dis. 1993 May; 167(5):1224-7.