High Incidence of Multiple-Drug-Resistant Pheromone-Responsive Plasmids and Transmissions of VanA-Ty...
High Incidence of Multiple-Drug-Resistant Pheromone-Responsive Plasmids and Transmissions of VanA-Type Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecalis between Livestock and Humans in Taiwan
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Switzerland: MDPI AG
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Switzerland: MDPI AG
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A total of seventy VanA-type vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) isolates obtained in Taiwan in the early 2000s were retrospectively characterized. Forty isolates were obtained from human patients and thirty from livestock. Of these VRE isolates, twenty-three (57.5%) of the human VRE and thirty (100%) of the livestock VRE were Enterococcus faeca...
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High Incidence of Multiple-Drug-Resistant Pheromone-Responsive Plasmids and Transmissions of VanA-Type Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecalis between Livestock and Humans in Taiwan
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_5037813c16d24bd093afeab50c360122
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_5037813c16d24bd093afeab50c360122
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2079-6382
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2079-6382
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10.3390/antibiotics12121668
