Hospital and community ampicillin-resistant Enterococcus faecium are evolutionarily closely linked but have diversified through niche adaptation.

Hospital and community ampicillin-resistant Enterococcus faecium are evolutionarily closely linked but have diversified through niche adaptation.

BACKGROUND: Ampicillin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (ARE) has emerged as a nosocomial pathogen. Here, we quantified ARE carriage in different community sources and determined genetic relatedness with hospital ARE. METHODS AND RESULTS: ARE was recovered from rectal swabs of 24 of 79 (30%) dogs, 11...

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Main Authors: Marieke J A de Regt, Willem van Schaik, Miranda van Luit-Asbroek, Huberta A T Dekker, Engeline van Duijkeren, Catherina J M Koning, Marc J M Bonten, Rob J L Willems
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3281830?pdf=render

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