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Enterococcal bacteraemia (EB) management is challenging, especially for multidrug-resistant strains. Early diagnosis and multidisciplinary approaches improve outcomes for fragile patients.

Keywords:
BacteraemiaBundlesEchocardiographyEnterococciHigh-level aminoglycoside resistance vancomycin-resistance

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Area of Science:

  • Infectious Diseases
  • Clinical Microbiology
  • Antimicrobial Stewardship

Background:

  • Enterococcal bacteraemia (EB) is a common nosocomial infection.
  • Management of EB presents significant challenges for clinicians and microbiologists.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To summarize key features of EB.
  • To provide an up-to-date overview of EB management strategies.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic review of PubMed articles from inception to May 31, 2020.
  • Analysis of epidemiological, clinical, and microbiological characteristics.
  • Review of diagnostic and therapeutic approaches, including antibiotic management and infectious disease consultation.

Main Results:

  • Enterococcus faecalis and E. faecium are the most common culprits.
  • Multidrug-resistant strains and polymicrobial bacteraemia complicate EB.
  • Rapid diagnostics (e.g., MALDI-TOF MS) and echocardiography are crucial for diagnosis and work-up.

Conclusions:

  • Prompt identification of at-risk patients is critical for timely intervention.
  • Infectious disease consultation and multidisciplinary approaches, alongside rapid diagnostics and echocardiography, improve EB management and prognosis.
  • Fragile and immunosuppressed patients with complicated EB face high morbidity and mortality.