"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,
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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.
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D016984
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B03.353.750.250.250.300 B03.510.550.250.250.300
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 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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Nasir SAR, Zeeshan M, Ghanchi N, Saeed N, Ghayas H, Zaka S, Ashraf J, Jabeen K, Farooqi J, Hasan Z, Fatima T, Rezwan F, Mahmood SF, Arshad M, Khan E, Ozer EA, Hasan R. Linezolid-resistant Enterococcus faecium clinical isolates from Pakistan: a genomic analysis. BMC Microbiol. 2024 Sep 14; 24(1):347.
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Nambiar PH, Tokarczyk M, DeSimone JA. Photo Quiz: Fatal Septicemia in an Immunocompromised Patient. J Clin Microbiol. 2017 10; 55(10):2877.
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Patel SN, Memari N, Shahinas D, Toye B, Jamieson FB, Farrell DJ. Linezolid resistance in Enterococcus faecium isolated in Ontario, Canada. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2013 Dec; 77(4):350-3.
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Kelly M, Conway M, Wirth K, Potter-Bynoe G, Billett AL, Sandora TJ. Moving CLABSI prevention beyond the intensive care unit: risk factors in pediatric oncology patients. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2011 Nov; 32(11):1079-85.
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Rose CM, Reilly KJ, Haith LR, Patton ML, Guilday RJ, Cawley MJ, Ackerman BH. Emergence of resistance of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium in a thermal injury patient treated with quinupristin-dalfopristin and cultured epithelial autografts for wound closure. Burns. 2002 Nov; 28(7):696-8.
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Livornese LL, Dias S, Samel C, Romanowski B, Taylor S, May P, Pitsakis P, Woods G, Kaye D, Levison ME, et al. Hospital-acquired infection with vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium transmitted by electronic thermometers. Ann Intern Med. 1992 Jul 15; 117(2):112-6.