**9. Intra-abdominal and pelvic infections**

VRE has been isolated from intra-abdominal and pelvic infections. The usual infections include abscesses wounds or peritonitis. Often it is a part of polymicrobial infection with Gram negative or anaerobic organisms. Usually infecting strains originate from patients intestinal flora and cause intra-abdominal infection. Enterococci are able to cause monomicrobial peritonitis infections particularly in patients undergoing chronic peritoneal dialysis or liver cirrhosis.
