VanA-Type Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci in Equine and Swine Rectal Swabs and in Human Clinical Samples

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Simona de Niederhäusern
Carla Sabia
Patrizia Messi
Elisa Guerrieri
Giuliano Manicardi
Moreno Bondi
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[1] University of Modena and Reggio E.,Department of Biomedical Sciences
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Current Microbiology | 2007年 / 55卷
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Enterococci; VRE; Plasmid; Food-producing animals;
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Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) in healthy people and in food-producing animals seems to be quite common in Europe. The existence of this community reservoir of VRE has been associated with the massive use of avoparcin in animal husbandry. Eight years after the avoparcin ban in Europe, we investigated the incidence of VanA enterococci, their resistance patterns, and the mobility of their glycopeptide-resistance determinants in a sampling of animal rectal swabs and clinical specimens. A total of 259 enterococci isolated from equine, swine, and clinical samples were subcultured on KF-streptococcus agar (Difco Laboratories, Detroit, MI) supplemented with vancomycin and teicoplanin; 7 (6.7%), 10 (16%), and 8 (8.6%) respectively were found to be glycopeptides resistant (VanA phenotype). Slight differences in antimicrobial resistance patterns resulted among VRE recovered from the different sources.
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