Characterization of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus isolates from broilers in Selangor, Malaysia.

• Main Authors: Ghetachew, Yitbarek M., Hassan, Latiffah, Zakaria, Zunita, Abdul Aziz, Saleha, Mat Isa, Kamaruddin, M.Z, Che Zalina
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine 2009
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13525/1/Characterization%20of%20vancomycin.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13525/
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) is an emerging nosocomial pathogen in humans. The use of antibiotics in human therapy and in the production of food animals has been incriminated in the emergence of this organism. The present study describes the distribution of VRE species, the vancomycin-re...