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Occurrence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in humans and animals in the Czech Republic between 2002 and 2004.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Oct 2005
Kolar Milan, Pantucek Roman, Bardon Jan, Cekanova Luboslava, Kesselova Michaela, Sauer Pavel, Vagnerova Iva, Koukalová Dagmar
Abstract excerpt
In the period between September 2002 and May 2004, a total of 6023 rectal swabs from humans in the Czech Republic were evaluated and 821 Enterococcus spp. strains were isolated. Nine strains (1.1 %) were identified as vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE). Two strains were VanA Enterococcus faecium, one strain was VanB Enterococcus faecalis and six strains were VanC Enterococcus casseliflavus. In total, 527...
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