Enterococci with Glycopeptide Resistance in Turkeys, Turkey Farmers, Turkey Slaughterers, and (Sub)Urban Residents in the South of The Netherlands: Evidence for Transmission of Vancomycin Resistance from Animals to Humans?

The number of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) relative to the total number of enterococci was determined in fecal samples from turkeys and three human populations in 1996, each with a different level of contact with turkeys, i.e., turkey farmers, turkey slaughterers, and (sub)urban residents....

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Main Authors: Stobberingh, Ellen, van den Bogaard, Anthony, London, Nancy, Driessen, Christel, Top, Janetta, Willems, Rob
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology 1999
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Mechanisms of Resistance
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC89449/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10471567
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