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VIRULENCE
Volume 3, Issue 5, Pages 421-433Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.4161/viru.21282
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enterococcus; antibiotic resistance; review; treatment
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Enterococci have the potential for resistance to virtually all clinically useful antibiotics. Their emergence as important nosocomial pathogens has coincided with increased expression of antimicrobial resistance by members of the genus. The mechanisms underlying antibiotic resistance in enterococci may be intrinsic to the species or acquired through mutation of intrinsic genes or horizontal exchange of genetic material encoding resistance determinants. This paper reviews the antibiotic resistance mechanisms in Enterococcus faecium and Enterococcus faecalis and discusses treatment options.
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