Rare occurrence of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium among livestock animals in China

J Antimicrob Chemother. 2013 Dec;68(12):2948-9. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkt293. Epub 2013 Jul 19.
No abstract available

Keywords: glycopeptides; multilocus sequence typing; swine.

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • China
  • Enterococcus faecium / drug effects*
  • Enterococcus faecium / isolation & purification*
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / epidemiology
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / microbiology
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / veterinary*
  • Livestock*
  • Prevalence
  • Vancomycin Resistance*