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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
McDonald, L. C. ; Kuehnert, M. J. ; Tenover, F. C. ; Jarvis, W. R. ;
McDonald, L. C. ; Kuehnert, M. J. ; Tenover, F. C. ; Jarvis, W. R. ; Less -
Description:
Although nosocomial acquisition and subsequent colonization of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE), an emerging international threat to public health, has been emphasized in the United States, colonization among nonhospitalized persons has been infrequently documented. In contrast, in Europe, colonization appears to occur frequently in persons outside the health-care setting. An important factor associated with VRE in the community in Europe has been avoparcin, a glycopeptide antimicrobial drug used for years in many European nations at subtherapeutic doses as a growth promoter in food-producing animals. In Europe, evidence suggests that foodborne VRE may cause human colonization. Although avoparcin has never been approved for use in the United States, undetected community VRE transmission may be occurring at low levels. Further studies of community transmission of VRE in the United States are urgently needed. If transmission with VRE from unrecognized community sources can be identified and controlled, increased incidence of colonization and infection among hospitalized patients may be prevented.
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Animal Feed
Animal Husbandry
Animals
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Cross Infection
Disease Reservoirs
Drug Resistance, Microbial
Enterococcus
Europe
Food Microbiology
Glycopeptides
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections
Humans
Public Health
Research Article
Vancomycin

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 3(3):311-317.
Document Type:
Journal Article ;
Place as Subject:
United States ;
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:42427ef03fefa4741e9aeb8107610fc9b2d70bc1d37419b1b8eb6586681263b1
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