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.

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Fecal colonization with vancomycin-resistant enterococci in Australia.

Published Date:

2000 Sep-Oct

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

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

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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.

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Emerging Infectious Diseases

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