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Gram positive cocci in short chains.
Nosocomial (esp. VRE), associated with prior antibiotics.
Colonization
Bacteremia
Endocarditis (usually subacute)
Intra-abdominal or hepatobiliary infection
UTI
More likely to cause true infection in immunocompromised individuals or after selection pressure from antimicrobial administration has eliminated other organisms.
Precautions for history of or suspected or confirmed VRE: