Presentation
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Enteroccocci are bacteria that are normally present in the human intestines and in the female genital tract and are often found in the environment. These bacteria can sometimes cause infections. [cdc.gov]
Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci are bacteria that are normally present in the human intestines and in the female genital tract and are often found in the environmental. These bacteria can sometimes cause infections. [riversidehealthcare.ca]
Entire Body System
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Epilepsy
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Respiratoric
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Respiratory Distress
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distress; prominent GI symptoms may also occur Thrombophlebitis: Fever, pain, and occasionally erythema at the insertion site of an intravenous catheter; usually affects hospitalized patients Deep tissue abscess and infection: Muscles [1, 2, 3, 4] and [emedicine.medscape.com]
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Pleural Effusion
Posteroanterior chest radiograph of a 15-year-old with staphylococcal endocarditis and multiple septic emboli, revealing borderline cardiomegaly, multiple nodular infiltrates, and bilateral pleural effusions. [emedicine.medscape.com]
Workup
[…] progress rapidly Pleural effusion, pneumatoceles, and pneumothorax are also common In oncology patients, S aureus may cause pulmonary nodules [7] Thrombophlebitis Obtain a blood culture through the intravenous line and a peripheral blood culture See Workup [emedicine.medscape.com]
Pleura
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Pleural Effusion
Posteroanterior chest radiograph of a 15-year-old with staphylococcal endocarditis and multiple septic emboli, revealing borderline cardiomegaly, multiple nodular infiltrates, and bilateral pleural effusions. [emedicine.medscape.com]
Treatment
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Table 1: Patient characteristics, antibiotic treatment and outcome. [smw.ch]
Outcomes The primary efficacy outcome was clinical treatment failure at seven days and was a composite of death, persistence of fever ( Secondary outcomes included failure or modification of treatment, comprising treatment failure (as defined) or antibiotic [bmj.com]
Treatment-General With colonization and no infection, possibly no treatment Standard and contact precautions Removal of the invasive device if it is the source Treatment-Activity Rest periods when fatigued Treatment-Medications Antimicrobials (VRE isolates [quizlet.com]
Daptomycin and Linezolid in the Treatment of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcal Bacteremia: A Retrospective Analysis of Treatment Outcomes. In: 45th Annual Meeting. Washington, DC: Idsa; 2007. (42.) [aprendeenlinea.udea.edu.co]
Prognosis
Microbiological and clinical characteristics of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium bacteraemia in Taiwan: implication of sequence type for prognosis. J Antimicrob Chemother [Internet]. 2012 Sep [cited 2015 Jul 14];67(9):[2243-9]. [aprendeenlinea.udea.edu.co]
Etiology
Etiology and ecology. Arch Intern Med 1962; 110: 847–855. Google Scholar 6. Meyer E, Schwab F, Schroeren-Boersch B, et al. Surveillance of antibiotic use and bacterial resistance in intensive care units. [link.springer.com]
Needle aspiration for the etiologic diagnosis of children with cellulitis in the era of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2011 Jun. 50(6):503-7. [Medline]. [emedicine.medscape.com]
Epidemiology
Epidemiology and mortality risk of vancomycin-resistant enterococcal bloodstream infections. J Infect Dis 1995 ; 172 : 993 – 1000. 21. Zaas, AK, Song, X, Tucker, P, Perl, TM. [cambridge.org]
Epidemiology and control of an outbreak of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in the intensive care units. Yonsei Med J. 2009; 50 (5): 637-43[ DOI ][ PubMed ] 12. [pedinfect.com]
Epidemiology and mechanisms of glycopeptide resistance in enterococci. Curr Opin Infect Dis. 2005 Dec;18(6):507-12. (11.) Melo-Cristino J, Resina C, Manuel V, Lito L, Ramirez M. [aprendeenlinea.udea.edu.co]
Also, as this was a single-centre study the results may have been influenced by local epidemiological variables, thereby limiting their applicability to other settings. [journals.plos.org]
Pathophysiology
Learn more STUDY Flashcards Learn Write Spell Test PLAY Match Gravity Terms in this set (18) Overview Mutation of a common bacterium Easily spread by direct person-to-person contact Also called VRE Overview-Pathophysiology Genes encode resistance and [quizlet.com]
This cytokine release mediates the TSS; the resultant pathophysiology mimics that of endotoxic shock. [emedicine.medscape.com]
Prevention
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How can patients prevent the spread of VRE? If a patient or someone in their household has VRE, the following are some things they can do to prevent the spread of VRE: Keep their hands clean. [cdc.gov]
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1 of every 8 infections occurring in hospitals is caused by enterococci; of these, 30% are VRE. [quizlet.com]
What precautions are used to prevent the spread of MRSA in the hospital? If you are found to carry MRSA, you will be placed in a single room and put under special Infection Control precautions. [cornwallhospital.ca]
Thus, while enterococci are gut commensals, the adverse consequences of VRE infection means that prevention or eradication of colonization by VRE should be explored for prevention of invasive infection with these multidrug resistant bacteria [ 3 ]. [omicsonline.org]