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High Prevalence of VanA-Type Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci in Austrian Poultry |
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| Authors: | Alexandra Eisner Gebhard Feierl Gregor Gorkiewicz Franz Dieber Harald H Kessler Egon Marth and Josef K?fer |
| Abstract: | 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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