| campylobacter spp., salmonella spp., verocytotoxic escherichia coli, and antibiotic resistance in indicator organisms in wild cervids. | faecal samples were collected, as part of the national health surveillance program for cervids (hop) in norway, from wild red deer, roe deer, moose and reindeer during ordinary hunting seasons from 2001 to 2003. samples from a total of 618 animals were examined for verocytotoxic e. coli (vtec); 611 animals for salmonella and 324 animals for campylobacter. a total of 50 samples were cultivated from each cervid species in order to isolate the indicator bacterial species e. coli and enterococcus fa ... | 2005 | 16108210 |
| the prevalence of faecal carriage of ampicillin-resistant and high-level gentamicin-resistant enterococci among inpatients at 10 major norwegian hospitals. | from march to october 1999, 854 patients hospitalized at 10 major norwegian hospitals were screened for rectal carriage of ampicillin-resistant enterococci (are) and high-level gentamicin-resistant enterococci (hlgre). a total of 59 are carriers (prevalence 6.9%, range 0-22% among hospitals) and 28 hlgre carriers (prevalence 3.3%, range 1-11%) were detected. all are or hlgre strains were susceptible to vancomycin, whereas 77% of the are isolates were resistant to ciprofloxacin. all the are strai ... | 2002 | 11846543 |
| an epidemiological survey of urinary tract infections among outpatients in northern norway. | urinary tract infections (uti) in all outpatients from several municipalities in northern norway were examined during 1 year. comparatively high frequencies of uti were found among women of all ages, among people greater than 60 years of both sexes, in coastline municipalities, and during the fall and winter. about 70% of all uti were caused by escherichia coli, more in women than in men. other gram-negative enterobacteria (klebsiella, proteus) and gram-positive cocci (staphylococcus epidermidis ... | 1985 | 4059868 |