🚪 E. faecalis: the door is usually open.
🏰 E. faecium: expect a fortress.
11 Italian hospitals - 4,858 enterococcal blood isolates.
Ampicillin resistance:
🔹 E. faecalis: 6.8%
🔸 E. faecium: 89.1%
doi.org/10.1089/mdr....
#Enterococcus #AntimicrobialResistance #Microbiology #AntimicrobialStewardship

🍬🦠 A study tracking 9,419 meals found that eating more sweets during #antibiotic treatment was linked to greater #Gut #Microbiome disruption and expansion of #Enterococcus #bacteria.

#Microbiology #Antibiotics #Dysbiosis #Microbiome #Microsky via @nature.com

www.nature.com/articles/s41...