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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Larsen, Jesper ; Schønheyder, Henrik C. ; Lester, Camilla H. ; Olsen, Stefan S. ; Porsbo, Lone J. ; ... More +
Larsen, Jesper ; Schønheyder, Henrik C. ; Lester, Camilla H. ; Olsen, Stefan S. ; Porsbo, Lone J. ; Garcia-Migura, Lourdes ; Jensen, Lars B. ; Bisgaard, Magne ; Hammerum, Anette M. Less -
Description:
During 2001-2002, high-level gentamicin-resistant (HLGR) Enterococcus faecalis isolates were detected in 2 patients in Denmark who had infective endocarditis and in pigs and pork. Our results demonstrate that these isolates belong to the same clonal group, which suggests that pigs are a source of HLGR E. faecalis infection in humans.
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Animals
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Bacteria
Denmark
Disease Reservoirs
Dispatch
Drug Resistance, Bacterial
Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
Endocarditis, Bacterial
Enterococcus Faecalis
Gentamicins
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections
High-level Gentamicin Resistance
Humans
Infective Endocarditis
Keywords: Enterococcus Faecalis
MLST
Molecular Typing
PFGE
Pigs
Swine
Zoonoses
Dispatch

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 16(4):682-684.
Document Type:
Journal Article
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:2a656af2d580ddfe58b0bdac7d9473220d538e84de04369848238e9bb3177f23
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