enterococci

Clinicians also worry about vancomycin-resistant enterococci VRE, encouraged by the use of the antibiotic virginiamycin in livestock, Clostridium difficile, a serious intestinal bug developing resistance, and resistant Acinetobacter baumannii which has so afflicted US troops in Iraq it has been dubbed "Iraqibacter."

Martha Rosenberg: Are You Eating Antibiotics Without Knowing It? Probably! Martha Rosenberg 2012

Clinicians also worry about vancomycin-resistant enterococci VRE, encouraged by the use of the antibiotic virginiamycin in livestock, Clostridium difficile, a serious intestinal bug developing resistance, and resistant Acinetobacter baumannii which has so afflicted US troops in Iraq it has been dubbed "Iraqibacter."

Martha Rosenberg: Are You Eating Antibiotics Without Knowing It? Probably! Martha Rosenberg 2012

At Cubist, the thought at first was that daptomycin could be a topical antibiotic against MRSA skin infections, or an oral drug that would send its potent antibacterial action into the gut to combat resistant enterococci.

SUPERBUG MARYN MCKENNA 2010

There are certain acceptable levels of enterococci, the bacteria found in the poop of humans and warm-blooded animals, and when those levels are exceeded, that's when you see the "no swimming" warnings go up.

That repulsive unflushed toilet? Better to swim in it than in the Chesapeake Bay 2010

ICU patients in particular get many varieties of antibiotics, increasing the chances that their personal population of enterococci may become resistant to multiple drugs.

SUPERBUG MARYN MCKENNA 2010

Among the most antibiotic resistant bacteria isolated from humans, enterococci can commonly cause diarrhea, skin, ear, wound, and urinary tract infections, among other illnesses.

Water Safety 2008

There are certain acceptable levels of enterococci, the bacteria found in the poop of humans and warm-blooded animals, and when those levels are exceeded, that's when you see the "no swimming" warnings go up.

That repulsive unflushed toilet? Better to swim in it than in the Chesapeake Bay 2010

According to the established criteria, seawater that exceeds 500 enterococci per 100 milliliters is considered of sanitary risk.

Water Safety 2008

There are certain acceptable levels of enterococci, the bacteria found in the poop of humans and warm-blooded animals, and when those levels are exceeded, that's when you see the "no swimming" warnings go up.

That repulsive unflushed toilet? Better to swim in it than in the Chesapeake Bay 2010

Due to industrial contamination, sewage and unfavorable ocean currents, coastal seawater often contains high concentrations of unhealthy bacteria, known as enterococci.

Water Safety 2008