TY - JOUR
T1 - Clinical and epidemiological features of Enterococcus casseliflavus/flavescens and Enterococcus gallinarum bacteremia
T2 - A report of 20 cases
AU - Reid, Karlene C.
AU - Cockerill, Franklin R.
AU - Patel, Robin
PY - 2001/6/1
Y1 - 2001/6/1
N2 - The clinical significance of intrinsically vancomycin-resistant enterococci is not yet fully established, as these organisms are infrequently recovered from clinical specimens. We report our experience with 20 cases of Enterococcus gallinarum and Enterococcus casseliflavus/flavescens bacteremia in humans from 1992 through 1998. Sixteen cases of bacteremia were caused by E. gallinarum. Underlying conditions were present in 19 (95%) of the patients and included malignancy, receipt of transplant, and Caroli's disease. Polymicrobial bacteremia was present in 9 patients (45%). E. gallinarum and E, casseliflavus/flavescens, although they are infrequently isolated from clinical specimens, may cause serious invasive infections.
AB - The clinical significance of intrinsically vancomycin-resistant enterococci is not yet fully established, as these organisms are infrequently recovered from clinical specimens. We report our experience with 20 cases of Enterococcus gallinarum and Enterococcus casseliflavus/flavescens bacteremia in humans from 1992 through 1998. Sixteen cases of bacteremia were caused by E. gallinarum. Underlying conditions were present in 19 (95%) of the patients and included malignancy, receipt of transplant, and Caroli's disease. Polymicrobial bacteremia was present in 9 patients (45%). E. gallinarum and E, casseliflavus/flavescens, although they are infrequently isolated from clinical specimens, may cause serious invasive infections.
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U2 - 10.1086/320542
DO - 10.1086/320542
M3 - Article
C2 - 11340524
AN - SCOPUS:0035370646
SN - 1058-4838
VL - 32
SP - 1540
EP - 1546
JO - Clinical Infectious Diseases
JF - Clinical Infectious Diseases
IS - 11
ER -