High prevalence of VanA-type vancomycin-resistant Enterococci in Austrian poultry.
Fecal samples from humans and food-producing animals were analyzed for the presence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE). The VRE carriage rate in humans was 6%, and there was a predominance of VanC-type resistance. Enterococcus faecium with vanA-mediated resistance was frequent in broiler chickens (42%) but rare in cattle and pig samples.
Eisner
Alexandra
A
Institute of Hygiene, Medical University of Graz, Universitätsplatz 4, A-8010 Graz, Austria. alexandra.eisner@meduni-graz.at
Feierl
Gebhard
G
Gorkiewicz
Gregor
G
Dieber
Franz
F
Kessler
Harald H
HH
Marth
Egon
E
Köfer
Josef
J
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000822:Animal Husbandry; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D001317:Austria; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D019729:Carbon-Oxygen Ligases / Q000235:genetics*; D002417:Cattle; D002645:Chickens / Q000382:microbiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016983:Enterococcus / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D013552:Swine; D020713:Vancomycin Resistance
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; C071437:VanA ligase, Bacteria; D019729:Carbon-Oxygen Ligases