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 and E. faecium. During the mid-1980s enterococci with resistance to the glycopeptide antibiotics vancomycin and teicoplanin emerged; these are termed glycopeptide-resistant enterococci (GRE), the majority of which are E. faecium.
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14 July 2011:Annual counts of GRE (to September 2010)
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15 October 2010:Enterococcus spp. bacteraemia in England, Wales and Northern Ireland: 2005-2009
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18 June 2009: Quarterly Reporting Results for GRE bacteraemia. June 2009
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