| clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with vancomycin-susceptible enterococcus faecalis and enterococcus faecium bacteraemia--a five-year retrospective review. | the purpose of this study was to assess the epidemiology and outcomes of enterococcal bacteraemia. a retrospective review of demographic, microbiological and clinical data in patients 16 years of age and over with enterococcus faecalis or e. faecium bacteraemia at auckland city hospital, new zealand, from june 2002 to may 2007 was carried out. a total of 212 patients fulfilled the inclusion criteria, with 205 being included in the analysis. e. faecalis accounted for 86% (176/205) and e. faecium ... | 2010 | 19916034 |