Studies has found a 24 fold (2400%) more enterococcus in CFS than in controls. There is evidence suggesting that this situation also occurs in chronic Lyme. This family is very difficult to treat and is prone to develop resistance to the few antibiotics that produce any resistance. There are a very small number of non-prescription items that also inhibits enterococcus. For a background on this species see this LiveStrong article.

Known inhibitors

• Antibiotics – significant resistance has been reported
  • penicillin, ampicillin
  • Vancomycin – increasing resistance seen. A 1996 Lyme Conference report found that it worked when other antibiotics for lyme failed.
  • Amoxicillin with Cefotaxime – 1995 article
• Supplements: A review of the effectiveness of various herbs is in this 2009 PubMed Article. Remember we wish to avoid items that decreases E.Coli (or pulse (2 weeks) followed by Mutaflor for 2 weeks).
  • Azadirachta indica
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  • Ocimum tenuiflorum
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  • Monolaurin:
    • Some species of E. are resistant,
    • used with bovines — so resistance will be increasing
    • improves vancomycin performance
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Evidence suggesting that enterococcus is a player in chronic Lyme

The 1996 Lyme Conference report had a group of patients that did not respond to a host of other antibiotics, responded to vancomycin. Since the difference is effectiveness against enterococcus species, it suggests that this should be carefully studied.