Abstract
During 2001-2002, high-level gentamicin-resistant (HLGR) Enterococcus faecalis isolates were detected in 2 patients in Denmark who had infective endocarditis and in pigs and pork. Our results demonstrate that these isolates belong to the same clonal group, which suggests that pigs are a source of HLGR E. faecalis infection in humans.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
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Denmark / epidemiology
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Disease Reservoirs / microbiology
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Drug Resistance, Bacterial
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Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
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Endocarditis, Bacterial / drug therapy
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Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology
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Enterococcus faecalis / drug effects*
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Enterococcus faecalis / isolation & purification
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Gentamicins / pharmacology
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Gentamicins / therapeutic use*
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Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / drug therapy*
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Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / epidemiology
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Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / etiology
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Humans
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Swine / microbiology
Substances
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Gentamicins