High rates of fecal carriage of nonenterococcal vanB in both children and adults.
We examined the rate of fecal carriage of vanB in the absence of cultivable vancomycin-resistant enterococci in three distinct populations (children, community adults, and hemodialysis patients). Nonenterococcal vanB carriage was similarly high in hemodialysis patients (45%) and community adults (63%; P = 0.066) and significantly more common among community adults than children (27%; P = 0.001).
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Infectious Diseases Department, Austin Health, Studley Rd., Heidelberg, VIC, Australia 3084.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D001421:Bacteria, Anaerobic / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D002353:Carrier State / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology*; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D020713:Vancomycin Resistance / Q000235:genetics*
D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D004269:DNA, Bacterial