anaerobic gram-positive cocci, and Fusobacterium species. The presence of these bacteria is only "normal" if the titer of resident flora is low. When bacterial titers exceed 1000 colony forming ...

Gram-positive cocci are often isolated from clinical samples. It is important to be able to distinguish these organisms from one another because while some are normal flora, others can be pathogenic.

Linezolid is active against Gram-positive organisms and certain anaerobes, and has shown some bactericidal activity. Methicillin-resistant staphylococci, penicillin-resistant Streptococcus ...