Persistence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) in broiler houses after the avoparcin ban

Microbial Drug Resistance

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 355-361

  Heuer, O E ^a,b   Pedersen, K ^a   Jensen, L B ^a   Madsen, M ^a   Olsen, J E ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVOPARCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

AGRICULTURE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLOACA; DISINFECTION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HERD; NONHUMAN; POULTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SAMPLING; SLAUGHTERHOUSE;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTER; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM;

EID: 0036921935     PISSN: 10766294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/10766290260469624     Document Type: Article

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