title: Enterococcal infections. The increasing threat of nosocomial spread and drug resistance.
abstract: Enterococcal nosocomial infections are becoming more common. Their multiple resistance mechanisms to various antibiotics pose serious therapeutic problems. Despite 40 years of intense development of antimicrobial agents, no agent surpasses the synergistic effects of a combination of a penicillin or vancomycin plus an aminoglycoside for treatment of enterococcal infections. New agents that have bactericidal activity against enterococci are needed as the incidence of resistant strains increases.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit.
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Vemuri
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Zervos
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D013293:Enterococcus faecalis; D016984:Enterococcus faecium; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents