Intestinal colonization of a human subject by vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium

• Published in: Clinical microbiology and infection Vol. 5; no. 2; pp. 97 - 100
• Main Author: Berchieri Jr, Angelo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Elsevier Ltd 01.02.1999; Blackwell Publishing Ltd; Blackwell; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Antibacterial agents; Antibiotic resistance; Antibiotics. Antiinfectious agents. Antiparasitic agents; avoparcin; Biological and medical sciences; Enterococcus faecium; intestinal colonization; Medical sciences; Pharmacology. Drug treatments; vancomycin resistance; VRE; VRE; Enterococcus faecium; intestinal colonization; vancomycin resistance; avoparcin; Human; Peptides; Gut; Vancomycin; Experimental study; Infection; Case study; Streptococcaceae; Antibiotic; Chemotherapy; Treatment; Glycopeptide; Bacteriosis; Digestive diseases; Bacteria; Intestinal disease; Micrococcales; Antibacterial agent; Negative therapeutic reaction; Colonization
• ISSN: 1198-743X; 1469-0691; 1469-0691
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.1999.tb00110.x

To study the ability of two strains of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium to colonize the human intestine. A single human subject ingested separately two strains of vancomycin-resistant E. faecium isolated from a pig and a chicken. The feces were cultured on selective medium. Prior to ingesti...