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Enterococcus species and GRE
Enterococci are bacteria that are commonly found in the bowel of normal healthy individuals. They can cause a range of illnesses including urinary tract infections, bacteraemia (blood stream infections) and wound infections.
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The two most common species of Enterococci are E. faecalis andE. faecium. During the mid-1980s enterococci with resistance to glycopeptide antibiotics such as vancomycin and teicoplanin emerged, termed glycopeptide-resistant enterococci (GRE). Most GRE are E. faecium.
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18 June 2009: Quarterly Reporting Results for GRE bacteraemia. June 2009
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18 October 2008: Enterococcus spp. and group D Streptococcus spp. bacteraemia in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland: 2003-2007
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