"Enterococcus faecium" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A species of gram-positive, coccoid bacteria whose organisms are normal flora of the intestinal tract. Unlike ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS, this species may produce an alpha-hemolytic reaction on blood agar and is unable to utilize pyruvic acid as an energy source.
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D016984
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B03.353.750.250.250.300 B03.510.550.250.250.300
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Enterococcus faecium" by people in Profiles.
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Transfer of Salmonella enterica and Enterococcus faecium from food-contact surfaces to stone fruits. Int J Food Microbiol. 2025 Feb 02; 429:111004.
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Survival of Salmonella enterica and Enterococcus faecium on Abiotic Surfaces During Storage at Low Relative Humidity. J Food Prot. 2024 Jul; 87(7):100292.
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Transfer of Enterococcus faecium and Salmonella enterica during simulated postharvest handling of yellow onions (Allium cepa). Food Microbiol. 2023 Oct; 115:104340.
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Impact of antibiotic treatment and host innate immune pressure on enterococcal adaptation in the human bloodstream. Sci Transl Med. 2019 04 10; 11(487).
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Whole genome characterization of a naturally occurring vancomycin-dependent Enterococcus faecium from a patient with bacteremia. Infect Genet Evol. 2017 08; 52:96-99.
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A novel putative enterococcal pathogenicity island linked to the esp virulence gene of Enterococcus faecium and associated with epidemicity. J Bacteriol. 2004 Feb; 186(3):672-82.
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Outbreak of pseudobacteremia due to multidrug-susceptible Enterococcus faecium. Clin Infect Dis. 1999 Jun; 28(6):1333-4.
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Multiple-drug resistant enterococci: the nature of the problem and an agenda for the future. Emerg Infect Dis. 1998 Apr-Jun; 4(2):239-49.