Prevalence and Molecular Epidemiology of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci (VRE) Strains Isolated from Animals and Humans in Korea
Joon Young Song, In Sook Hwang, Joong Sik Eom, Hee Jin Cheong, Won Ki Bae, Yong Ho Park, Woo Joo Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2005;20(1):55-62. Published online March 31, 2005
BackgroundTo assess the possibility of VRE transmission from animals to humans, we studied the prevalence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) in farm animals, raw chicken meat, and healthy people. We then determined the molecular relatedness of VRE isolates between anima..
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