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Applied and Environmental Microbiology, October 2005, p. 6407-6409, Vol. 71, No. 10
0099-2240/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/AEM.71.10.6407-6409.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

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High Prevalence of VanA-Type Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci in Austrian Poultry

Alexandra Eisner,1* Gebhard Feierl,1 Gregor Gorkiewicz,1 Franz Dieber,2 Harald H. Kessler,1 Egon Marth,1 and Josef Köfer2

Institute of Hygiene, Medical University of Graz,1 Department of Veterinary Administration in Styria, A-8010 Graz, Austria2

Received 23 December 2004/ Accepted 10 May 2005

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.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Institute of Hygiene, Medical University of Graz, Universitätsplatz 4, A-8010 Graz, Austria. Phone: 43(316)380-4383. Fax: 43(316)380-9648. E-mail: alexandra.eisner{at}meduni-graz.at.

Applied and Environmental Microbiology, October 2005, p. 6407-6409, Vol. 71, No. 10
0099-2240/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/AEM.71.10.6407-6409.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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