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6 Cards in this Set
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What are the 2 species in the genus that you should know? |
E Faecium- occurs less often (only one guy protesting)
E Faecalis- occurs more commonly (lots of people protesting) |
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E _________ is more dangerous. |
Faecium |
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Both enterococci are able to grow in media of up to ____% NaCL |
6.5 |
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Enterococci are ______ resistant |
bile |
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Enterococci cause ? |
UTIs, Endocarditis, and biliary tree infections (because it is insoluble in bile) |
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Enterococcus (specifically E. _______) is a nosocomial infection that is __________ to almost every antibacterial drug we have, including ___________. For this reason you can try using _________ or __________. |
faecium; resistant; vancomycin; linezolid (yellow tape says line); tygecycline (Other side of yellow tape has tiger stripes) |
