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Differences in the Occurrence of Two Base Pair Variants of Tn 1546 from Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci from Humans, Pigs, and Poultry
1 Sept 1998
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In recent years the risk of transferring vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) from animals to humans has caused great concern. Studies have shown that the glycopeptide growth promoter avoparcin selects for VRE (1, 3), and high numbers have been found in food animals and foodstuff in Europe (4, 7, 10). In one case, identical strains were isolated from both a turkey farmer and his turkeys (9). The finding of VRE...
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