See Also: acute contagious conjunctivitis(medicine)
acute epidemic conjunctivitis(medicine)
acute follicular conjunctivitis(medicine)
acute catarrhal conjunctivitis(medicine)
acute haemorrhagic conjunctivitis(medicine)
Acute viral conjunctivitis(medicine)
conjunctivitis, acute haemorrhagic(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
Enterococcus(health)
enterococcus(medicine)

Enterococcus faecium (medicine) and acute contagious conjunctivitis (medicine)


Enterococcus faecium (medicine)


enterococcus faecium


A species of gram-positive, coccoid bacteria whose organisms are normal flora of the intestinal tract. Unlike enterococcus faecalis, this species may produce an alpha-haemolytic reaction on blood agar and is unable to utilise pyruvic acid as an energy source.


acute contagious conjunctivitis (medicine)


acute contagious conjunctivitis


An obsolete term for an acute conjunctivitis marked by intense hyperaemia and profuse mucopurulent discharge.

Synonym: acute epidemic conjunctivitis, pinkeye.