High Prevalence of Glycopeptide Resistance Genes vanB , vanD , and vanG Not Associated with Enterococci in Human Fecal Flora
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- 1 November 2005
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
- Vol. 49 (11), 4784-4786
- https://doi.org/10.1128/aac.49.11.4784-4786.2005
Abstract
The presence of Enterococcus -associated vancomycin resistance genes vanA , vanB , vanD , vanE , and vanG in rectal swabs was investigated in two hospitals using PCR. All vanA genes detected were associated with vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE), whereas VRE-associated vanB genes were detected in only one hospital (4.7%). However, in both hospitals, high prevalences of vanB (6.2 and 2.3%), vanD (43.8 and 26.7%), and vanG (10.5 and 6.9%) genes not associated with enterococci were found.Keywords
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