Environmental contamination by vancomycin resistant enterococci (VRE) in Swedish broiler production

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Vancomycin resistant enterococci are a frequent cause of nosocomial infections and their presence among farm animals is unwanted. Using media supplemented with vancomycin an increase in the proportion of samples from Swedish broilers...

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Main Authors: Nilsson Oskar, Greko Christina, Bengtsson Björn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-12-01
Series:Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica
Online Access:http://www.actavetscand.com/content/51/1/49