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Use of Streptogramin Growth Promoters in Poultry and Isolation of Streptogramin‐ResistantEnterococcus faeciumfrom Humans
4 Oct 2006
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BACKGROUND: Virginiamycin use in poultry selects for Enterococcus faecium with cross-resistance to quinupristin-dalfopristin, a drug for vancomycin-resistant E. faecium in humans. We conducted an epidemiologic study of poultry exposures as risk factors for human carriage of quinupristin-dalfopristin-resistant E. faecium. METHODS: Rectal or fecal samples for E. faecium testing were obtained from 567 newly admitted...
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