Significant reduction of vancomycin resistant E. faecium in the Norwegian broiler population coincided with measures taken by the broiler industry to reduce antimicrobial resistant bacteria

Vancomycin resistant enterococci (VRE) belong to the most common causes of nosocomial infections worldwide. It has been reported that use of the glycopeptide growth promoter avoparcin selected for a significant livestock-reservoir of VRE in many European countries, including Norway. However, althoug...

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Published in:PLoS One
Main Authors: Simm, Roger, Slettemeås, Jannice Schau, Norström, Madelaine, Dean, Katharine R., Kaldhusdal, Magne, Urdahl, Anne Margrete
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2019
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6907784/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31830083
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0226101
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