High-frequency recovery of quinupristin-dalfopristin-resistant Enterococcus faecium isolates from the poultry production environment

Authors
Hayes, JR McIntosh, AC Qaiyumi, S Johnson, JA English, LL Carr, LE Wagner, DD Joseph, SW
Citation
Jr. Hayes et al., High-frequency recovery of quinupristin-dalfopristin-resistant Enterococcus faecium isolates from the poultry production environment, J CLIN MICR, 39(6), 2001, pp. 2298-2299
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease",Microbiology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00951137 → ACNP
Volume
39
Issue
6
Year of publication
2001
Pages
2298 - 2299
Database
ISI
SICI code
0095-1137(200106)39:6<2298:HROQE>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
The occurrence of resistance to the streptogramin quinupristin-dalfopristin in Enterococcus faecium isolates from chickens on the Eastern Seaboard, wa s evaluated. Quinupristin-dalfopristin resistance was found in 51 to 78% of E. faecium isolates from the food production environment. The high level o f resistance in this organism suggests that this reservoir of resistance ma y compromise the therapeutic potential of quinupristin-dalfopristin.