Avoparcin used as a growth promoter is associated with the occurrence of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium on Danish poultry and pig farms.

Bager, F

Avoparcin used as a growth promoter is associated with the occurrence of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium on Danish poultry and pig farms. [electronic resource] - Preventive veterinary medicine Jul 1997 - 95-112 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article

0167-5877

10.1016/s0167-5877(96)01119-1 doi


Animals
Anti-Bacterial Agents--pharmacology
Antibodies, Bacterial--analysis
Chickens
Cohort Studies
Denmark--epidemiology
Disease Susceptibility
Drug Resistance, Microbial
Enterococcus faecium--drug effects
Female
Glycopeptides
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections--drug therapy
Growth Substances--pharmacology
Male
Poultry
Poultry Diseases--drug therapy
Retrospective Studies
Specific Pathogen-Free Organisms
Swine
Swine Diseases--drug therapy
Vancomycin--pharmacology