| Enterococcus faecium | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Firmicutes |
| Class: | Bacilli |
| Order: | Lactobacillales |
| Family: | Enterococcaceae |
| Genus: | Enterococcus |
| Species: | E. faecium |
| Binomial name | |
| Enterococcus faecium (Orla-Jensen 1919) Schleifer & Kilpper-Bälz 1984 |
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Enterococcus faecium is a Gram-positive, alpha hemolytic or nonhemolytic bacterium in the genus Enterococcus.[1] It can be commensal (innocuous, coexisting organism) in the human intestine, but it may also be pathogenic, causing diseases such as neonatal meningitis.
Vancomycin-resistant E. faecium is often referred to as VRE.[2]
Some strains of E. faecium are used as probiotics in animals.[3]
Linezolid or daptomycin are used to treat VRE infections. The streptogramins, such as quinupristin/dalfopristin, may also be used for vancomycin-resistant E. faecium, but not E. faecalis.
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