Citation
Aa. Padiglione et al., Fecal colonization with vancomycin-resistant enterococci in Australia, EM INFECT D, 6(5), 2000, pp. 534-536
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease
Journal title
EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
ISSN journal
10806040
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Volume
6
Issue
5
Year of publication
2000
Pages
534 - 536
Database
ISI
SICI code
1080-6040(200009/10)6:5<534:FCWVEI>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
To assess the rate of fecal vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) coloniza
tion in Australia, we examined specimens from 1,085 healthy volunteers. VRE
was cultured from 2 (0.2%) of 1,085 specimens; both were vanB Enteracoccus
faecium, identical by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, but with a pattern
rare in Melbourne hospitals.