Vancomycin resistant Enterococcus faecium bacteremia

Vancomycin-resistant *Enterococcus faecium* bacteremia is a serious bloodstream infection caused by strains of the Gram-positive bacterium *Enterococcus faecium* that have acquired resistance to glycopeptide antibiotics, most notably via *vanA* or *vanB* gene clusters that alter cell-wall peptidoglycan precursors

Predominantly a healthcare-associated infection, it typically affects hospitalized, severely ill, or immunocompromised individuals, including patients with indwelling central venous catheters, prolonged broad-spectrum antibiotic exposure, or recent abdominal surgery

Predominantly a healthcare-associated infection, it typically affects hospitalized, severely ill, or immunocompromised individuals, including patients with indwelling central venous catheters, prolonged broad-spectrum antibiotic exposure, or recent abdominal surgery Pathophysiologically, colonized bacteria translocate across compromised mucosal barriers or enter through intravascular devices directly into the systemic circulation, triggering systemic inflammatory manifestations such as fever, ta...

Predominantly a healthcare-associated infection, it typically affects hospitalized, severely ill, or immunocompromised individuals, including patients with indwelling central venous catheters, prolonged broad-spectrum antibiotic exposure, or recent abdominal surgery Pathophysiologically, colonized bacteria translocate across compromised mucosal barriers or enter through intravascular devices directly into the systemic circulation, triggering systemic inflammatory manifestations such as fever, ta...