Fecal Colonization with Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci in Australia

Fecal Colonization with Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci in Australia

To assess the rate of fecal vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) colonization in Australia, we examined specimens from 1,085 healthy volunteers. VRE was cultured from 2 (0.2%) of 1,085 specimens; both were vanB Enterococcus faecium, identical by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, but with a pattern...

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Main Authors: Alexander A. Padiglione, Elizabeth A. Grabsch, Dianne Olden, Margaret Hellard, Martha I. Sinclair, Christopher K Fairley, M. Lindsay Grayson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2000-10-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Australia
Melbourne
vanB Enterococcus faecium
Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci
VRE
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/6/5/00-0514_article

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