Images in Clinical Medicine
Kim Eagle, M.D., Editor
Enterococcus faecalis
N Engl J Med 1995; 332:26January 5, 1995
- Article
Figure 1 Although Enterococcus faecalis was once regarded as nonpathogenic, this opportunistic gram-positive coccus now ranks among the most troublesome hospital pathogens. It has intrinsic resistance to many antibiotics and a remarkable capacity for developing resistance to others (×17,160).
Kim Eagle, M.D.
David M. Phillips, Ph.D.
Population Council, New York, NY 10021























