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Article: Absence of high-level vancomycin resistance in enterococci isolated from meat-processing facilities. (Dispatches).
- Article from:
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Article date:
- November 1, 2001
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Enterococci isolated from packaging areas of meat-processing facilities that produce ready-to-eat meat products were examined for high-level vancomycin resistance. A total of 406 enterococci isolates from the plants' packaging areas were examined for vancomycin resistance. High-level vancomycin resistance was not demonstrated in any enterococci isolated from 12 meat-processing plants.
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Since 1989, vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) have emerged as important nosocomial pathogens. In the United States, the prevalence of VRE in hospitals has increased from 0.3% in 1989 to 11%-13% by 1996 in patients other than those in intensive care units ...