The federal researchers tested for the enterococcus bacteria, which is an indication of fecal contamination. |
It is effective against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis. |
Epidemiological, microbiological, clinical, and prognostic factors of bacteremia caused by high-level vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus species. |
Some 87 percent of the meat the researchers collected contained either normal or antibiotic-resistant enterococcus, suggesting that most of the meat came in contact with fecal material at some point. |
Other common organisms are proteus, klebbsiela, staphylococcus and enterococcus fecalis. |
It has been approved for certain gram-positive infections including certain drug-resistant enterococcus, staphylococcus, and pneumococcus strains. |