Enterococcus faecalis Clones in Poultry and in Humans with Urinary Tract Infections, Vietnam

Enterococcus faecalis Clones in Poultry and in Humans with Urinary Tract Infections, Vietnam

Enterococcus spp. as pathogens have increased, but the sources of infection often remain unclear. To investigate whether poultry might be a reservoir for E. faecalis–associated urinary tract infections (UTIs) in humans, we characterized E. faecalis isolates from patients in Vietnam with UTIs during...

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Main Authors: Louise Ladefoged Poulsen, Magne Bisgaard, Nguyen Thai Son, Nguyen Vu Trung, Hoang Manh An, Anders Dalsgaard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2012-07-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Enterococcus faecalis
zoonoses
urinary tract infection
bacteria
humans
poultry
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/18/7/11-1754_article

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