Enterococci are normal gut flora that are found in most humans. The two major species that live in and effect humans are Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium (the species name gives you some idea of where and how they are distributed as well). A recent report out of Sweden is describing the growing incidence of vancomycin resistant enterococci (VRE) [...]
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You know it is bad when even the New York Times is discussing antibiotic resistance. How bad is it? From this NYTs report, it appears that gram negative organisms are vying to replace MRSA (a gram positive bacteria) on the list of the biggest problems in the world of antibiotic resistance. One of the organisms discussed, Acinetobacter baumannii [...]
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Katie Couric had a nice segment on the over use of antibiotics on the news last night. Basically it stated that we are giving animals antibiotics in order to grow them at high densities, higher profits (=low quality of life). People who work with these animals and who consume them are seeing higher levels of [...]