44K views · 381 reactions | Deadly anti-biotics resistance: Study reveals that deaths from antibiotic resistance infections are high. Musila: Antibiotic resistance is becoming a big problem. Musila: We are seeing a sharp increase to resistance of high level drugs #CitizenWeekend | Citizen TV Kenya | Facebook

Why do we care about antibiotic resistant organisms like this one? When you see gram-positive cocci in pairs/chains and bile esculin is positive, you’re deciding between Enterococcus and Group D strep, and that’s a clinically important distinction. Here’s the bench breakdown: Catalase: Negative (as expected for Strep/Enterococcus) PYR: Positive = Enterococcus Negative = Group D Strep (ex. S. gallolyticus) 6.5% NaCl (Salt tolerance): Growth = Enterococcus No growth = Group D Strep Both are bile e