Occurrence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in chickens in Malaysia
Cloacal swabs from 1097 and 604 commercial and free range village chickens, respectively, were analysed to determine the occurrence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE). Results revealed that Enterococcus faecalis and E. faecium were the predominant vancomycin-resistant species isolated from co...
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| author | Abdul Majid, Mohd Shah Abd Rahim, Ana Maria Safee, Shahidayani Awang Masheri, Dayang Salwani Bejo, Siti Khairani |
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| description | Cloacal swabs from 1097 and 604 commercial and free range village chickens, respectively, were analysed to determine the occurrence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE). Results revealed that Enterococcus faecalis and E. faecium were the predominant vancomycin-resistant species isolated from commercial chickens. 83 samples of Enterococcus sp. isolated from the free range chickens were vancomycin resistant. It is suggested that the high rate of VRE in poultry is linked to the use of avoparcin as a feed additive in commercial farms. |
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| spelling | upm-75042015-12-08T07:59:22Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7504/ Occurrence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in chickens in Malaysia Abdul Majid, Mohd Shah Abd Rahim, Ana Maria Safee, Shahidayani Awang Masheri, Dayang Salwani Bejo, Siti Khairani Cloacal swabs from 1097 and 604 commercial and free range village chickens, respectively, were analysed to determine the occurrence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE). Results revealed that Enterococcus faecalis and E. faecium were the predominant vancomycin-resistant species isolated from commercial chickens. 83 samples of Enterococcus sp. isolated from the free range chickens were vancomycin resistant. It is suggested that the high rate of VRE in poultry is linked to the use of avoparcin as a feed additive in commercial farms. British Veterinary Association 2007 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7504/1/Occurrence%20of%20vancomycin.pdf Abdul Majid, Mohd Shah and Abd Rahim, Ana Maria and Safee, Shahidayani and Awang Masheri, Dayang Salwani and Bejo, Siti Khairani (2007) Occurrence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in chickens in Malaysia. Veterinary Record, 160 (20). pp. 702-703. http://ovidsp.tx.ovid.com/sp-2.3.1b/ovidweb.cgi English |
| spellingShingle | Abdul Majid, Mohd Shah Abd Rahim, Ana Maria Safee, Shahidayani Awang Masheri, Dayang Salwani Bejo, Siti Khairani Occurrence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in chickens in Malaysia |
| title | Occurrence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in chickens in Malaysia |
| title_full | Occurrence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in chickens in Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Occurrence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in chickens in Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Occurrence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in chickens in Malaysia |
| title_short | Occurrence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in chickens in Malaysia |
| title_sort | occurrence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in chickens in malaysia |
| url | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7504/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7504/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7504/1/Occurrence%20of%20vancomycin.pdf |