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Barbara E. Murray

Researcher at University of Texas at Austin

Publications -  235
Citations -  23158

Barbara E. Murray is an academic researcher from University of Texas at Austin. The author has contributed to research in topics: Enterococcus faecalis & Enterococcus faecium. The author has an hindex of 73, co-authored 232 publications receiving 21704 citations. Previous affiliations of Barbara E. Murray include Emerging Pathogens Institute & University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

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The life and times of the Enterococcus.

TL;DR: Enterococci are important human pathogens that are increasingly resistant to antimicrobial agents, including resistance to cephalosporins, clindamycin, tetracycline, and penicillinase-resistant penicillins such as oxacillin, among others.
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The rise of the Enterococcus : beyond vancomycin resistance

TL;DR: The factors involved in the changing epidemiology of enterococcal infections are discussed, with an emphasis on Enterococcus faecium as an emergent and challenging nosocomial problem.
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Antibiotic-Resistant Bugs in the 21st Century — A Clinical Super-Challenge

TL;DR: It is argued that for patients infected with multidrug-resistant bacteria, there is no magic bullet and the world has arrived at a point as frightening as the preantibiotic era.
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Vancomycin-resistant enterococcal infections

TL;DR: The emergence of enterococci with resistance to vancomycin, seen predominantly in the species E. faecium, has been followed by an increase in the frequency with which this species is recovered.