Excretion of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci by Wild Mammals
oleh: David J. P. Mallon, John E. Corkill, Sarah M. Hazel, J. Sian Wilson, Nigel P. French, Malcolm Bennett, C. Anthony Hart
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| Diterbitkan: | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2002-06-01 |
Deskripsi
A survey of fecal samples found enterococcal excretion in 82% of 388 bank voles (Clethrionomys glareolus), 92% of 131 woodmice (Apodemus sylvaticus), and 75% of 165 badgers (Meles meles). Vancomycin-resistant enterococci, all Enterococcus faecium of vanA genotype, were excreted by 4.6% of the woodmice and 1.2% of the badgers, but by none of the bank voles.