High Prevalence of VanA-Type Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci in Austrian Poultry
2005
Eisner, Alexandra | Feierl, Gebhard | Gorkiewicz, Gregor | Dieber, Franz | Kessler, Harald H. | Marth, Egon | Kofer, Josef
Fecal samples from humans and food-producing animals were analyzed for the presence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE). The VRE carriage rate in humans was 6%, and there was a predominance of VanC-type resistance. Enterococcus faecium with vanA-mediated resistance was frequent in broiler chickens (42%) but rare in cattle and pig samples.
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