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Hospital-associated Enterococcus Faecium in the Water Chain
Iacovos AnastasiouHeike Schmitt
出版RIWA-Rhine, 2011
ISBN906683143X9789066831438
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=ilWxkgEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋In this study, we investigated hospital effluent as possible source of antibiotic resistant bacteria in the environment. Molecular epidemiological studies of human and animal derived Enterococcus faecium strains had previously shown that E. faecium from outbreaks and infections worldwide are characterized by ampicillin resistance and a high prevalence of the esp (enterococcal surface protein) gene. We found a slightly lower elimination of hospital-associated enterococci versus susceptible enterococci during sewage treatment