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No Resistant Enterococci Found for One Antibiotic.(nitrofurnatoin)
2001 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com) -- In a study conducted at the University of Manitoba in Canada, researchers found that of 300 strains of enterococcal bacteria only one antibiotic, nitrofurnatoin, was effective against them all.
Enterococci are a common cause of urinary tract infections, but can cause a variety of other diseases including endocarditis (an infection of the heart) and meningitis. Doctors and hospitals have become increasingly concerned about these bacteria in recent years as they have developed resistance to most antibiotics, including the drug of last resort, vancomycin.
The results of the study appear in the January 2001 issue of Antimicrobial Agents ...
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