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Low prevalence of vancomycin- and bifunctional aminoglycoside-resistant enterococci isolated from poultry farms in Malaysia.
International journal of food microbiology - 29 Feb 2008
Chan Yean Yean, Abd Nasir Mohd Hafiz B, Yahaya Mohd Azli B, Salleh Noor Mohamad Amin B, Md Dan Azril Deenor B, Musa Abd Majid B, Ravichandran M
Abstract excerpt
A total of 225 samples from poultry farms and the surrounding environment were screened for vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) and bifunctional aminoglycoside-resistant enterococci using conventional microbiological tests and a nanoplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay. Three (1.3%) of the samples were found to contain vancomycin-resistant isolates (MIC>256 microg/mL) that had a vanA genotype. The three...
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