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Hospital and community ampicillin-resistant Enterococcus faecium are evolutionarily closely linked but have diversified through niche adaptation.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
de Regt Marieke J A, van Schaik Willem, van Luit-Asbroek Miranda, Dekker Huberta A T, van Duijkeren Engeline, Koning Catherina J M, Bonten Marc J M, Willems Rob J L
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Ampicillin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (ARE) has emerged as a nosocomial pathogen. Here, we quantified ARE carriage in different community sources and determined genetic relatedness with hospital ARE. METHODS AND RESULTS: ARE was recovered from rectal swabs of 24 of 79 (30%) dogs, 11 of 85 (13%) cats and 0 of 42 horses and from 3 of 40 (8%) faecal samples of non-hospitalized humans receiving...
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