Fecal colonization with vancomycin-resistant enterococci in Australia.

Padiglione, A. A.; Grabsch, E. A.; Olden, D.; Hellard, M.; Sinclair, M. I.; Fairley, C. K.; Grayson, M. L.

Search our Collections

Back to Previous Page

- Add this to...

Fecal colonization with vancomycin-resistant enterococci in Australia.

Published Date:

2000 Sep-Oct

Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 6(5):534-536.

[PDF-20.70 KB]

Details:

Alternative Title:

Emerg Infect Dis

Personal Author:

Padiglione, A. A. ; Grabsch, E. A. ; Olden, D. ; Hellard, M. ; Sinclair, M. I. ; ... More ▼

Description:

To assess the rate of fecal vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) colon ization in Austalia, we examined specimens from 1,085 healthy volunteers. VRE was cultured from 2(0.2%) of 1,085 specimens; both were vanB Enter ococcus faecium, identical by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, but with a pattern rare in Melbourne hospitals.

Subject:

[+]

Document Type:

Journal Article

Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Main Document Checksum:

[+]

File Type:

Supporting Files:

	11202974.nxml	text/plain
	license.txt	text/plain

No Related Documents.

Fecal colonization with vancomycin-resistant enterococci in Australia.

Search our Collections

You May Also Like:

Have Questions?

CDC INFORMATION

CONNECT WITH CDC