Use of Streptogramin Growth Promoters in Poultry and Isolation of Streptogramin‐ResistantEnterococcus faeciumfrom Humans
The Journal of Infectious Diseases2006Vol. 194(9), pp. 1200–1208
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Amy Kieke, Mark A. Borchardt, Burney A. Kieke, Susan K. Spencer, Mary Vandermause, Kirk Smith, Selina Jawahir, Edward A. Belongia, Marshfield Enterococcal Study Group
Abstract
Poultry exposure is associated with a quinupristin-dalfopristin resistance gene and inducible quinupristin-dalfopristin resistance in human fecal E. faecium. The continued use of virginiamycin may increase the potential for streptogramin-resistant E. faecium infection in humans.
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