IT was observed that in young broth cultures, Streptococcus faecalis (enterococcus) grows in marked chains which later break up rather abruptly; the chains can be maintained by spinning young cultures ...

Background. The Enterococcus faecium genogroup, referred to as clonal complex 17 (CC17), seems to possess multiple determinants that increase its ability to survive and cause disease in nosocomial ...

ABSTRACT: Streptococcus agalactiae (GBS) is considered as the most important cause of invasive bacterial disease in infants. There are few current data from serotype IX of GBS worldwide. The present ...

Background: Enterococci are becoming clinically more important especially among immunocompromised patients. Of concern are vancomycin resistant enterococci (VRE) which have both intrinsic and acquired ...

Brain Korea 21 Center for Bio-Health Industry, Division of Animal, Horticultural, and Food Sciences, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Republic of Korea The carbohydrate utilization ability of ...

Side effects of cephalothin included mild rashes, fever and superficial thrombophlebitis. An excessive blood level (51 μg per milliliter) developed in a patient who had a serum creatinine of 2.2 mg ...