Excretion of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci by Wild Mammals

Mallon, David J. P.; Corkill, John E.; Hazel, Sarah M.; Wilson, J. Sian; French, Nigel P.; Bennett, Malcolm; Hart, C. Anthony

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Excretion of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci by Wild Mammals

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Jun 2002
By Mallon, David J. P. ; Corkill, John E. ; Hazel, Sarah M. ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Mallon, David J. P. ; Corkill, John E. ; Hazel, Sarah M. ; Wilson, J. Sian ; French, Nigel P. ; Bennett, Malcolm ; Hart, C. Anthony
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A survey of fecal samples found enterococcal excretion in 82% of 388 bank voles (Clethrionomys glareolus), 92% of 131 woodmice (Apodemus sylvaticus), and 75% of 165 badgers (Meles meles). Vancomycin-resistant enterococci, all Enterococcus faecium of vanA genotype, were excreted by 4.6% of the woodmice and 1.2% of the badgers, but by none of the bank voles.
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Animals Arvicolinae Carnivora Carrier State Disease Reservoirs Dispatch DNA, Bacterial Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field England Enterococci Enterococcus Excretion Feces Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections Muridae Polymerase Chain Reaction Vancomycin Resistance Wild Mammals
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Emerg Infect Dis. 8(6):636-638.
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Journal Article
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8
Issue:

6
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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