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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Padiglione, A. A. ; Grabsch, E. A. ; Olden, D. ; Hellard, M. ; Sinclair, M. I. ; ... More +
Padiglione, A. A. ; Grabsch, E. A. ; Olden, D. ; Hellard, M. ; Sinclair, M. I. ; Fairley, C. K. ; Grayson, M. L. Less -
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:
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Adult
Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
Enterococcus Faecalis
Feces
Female
Humans
Male
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Vancomycin Resistance

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 6(5):534-536.
Document Type:
Journal Article
Place as Subject:
Australia
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:be890c937a6cfc4953e65144469397f31b113b3c131e2b7e7a9acaeffa0567c6
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