Environmental contamination by vancomycin resistant enterococci (VRE) in Swedish broiler production |
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Authors: | Oskar Nilsson Christina Greko Björn Bengtsson |
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Affiliation: | (1) National Veterinary Institute, Uppsala, Sweden;(2) Department of Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden |
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Abstract: | Background Vancomycin resistant enterococci are a frequent cause of nosocomial infections and their presence among farm animals is unwanted. Using media supplemented with vancomycin an increase in the proportion of samples from Swedish broilers positive for vancomycin resistant enterococci has been detected. The situation at farm level is largely unknown. The aims of this study were to obtain baseline knowledge about environmental contamination with vancomycin resistant enterococci in Swedish broiler production and the association between environmental contamination and colonisation of birds. |
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