This bacteria is: Enterococcus faecium.
Here are the questions.
1) Explain why fecal bacteria are commonly found causing urinary tract infections.
Case Study: The infection control officer was alerted to an increasing number of nosocomial infections on the third floor of spector valley senior medical center. She ordered cultures to be taken from the surfaces found in patients rooms.
2) What details listed in the case study give clues to how this infection occurred? (You may have to think outside the box for this last answer?
3) Research and compare the diseases cystitis and pyelonephritis. Compare and contrast their location and symptoms?