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magnitude of pollution indicator organisms in rural potable water.a total of 460 water samples were randomly drawn from the potable water supply sources of rural communities in three counties of south carolina. about 10% of the population, not incorporated in municipalities, was sampled. the samples were tested for total coliforms, escherichia coli, and fecal streptococci. significant levels of these pollution indicator organisms were detected in almost all the water supplies. total coliforms were the most common, and only 7.5% of the water supplies were uncon ...197936849
clonal diversity of vancomycin-resistant enterococci from an outbreak in a tertiary care university hospital.enterococci have become important nosocomial pathogens and now account for approximately 12% of nosocomial infections. enterococci can be transferred from patient to patient and from health care personnel to patient. we investigated the clonal diversity of vancomycinresistant enterococci (vre) causing an outbreak of infections and attempted to determine the patterns of spread of these bacteria in a university hospital.19989836839
prevalence of streptogramin resistance genes among enterococcus isolates recovered from retail meats in the greater washington dc area.the prevalence of streptogramin resistance genes in enterococci recovered from retail poultry in the greater washington dc area was examined. forty-three chicken and 32 turkey retail samples were analysed. thirty-one non-enterococcus faecalis enterococcal strains were isolated that displayed mics of quinupristin-dalfopristin and virginiamycin of > or = 4 mg/l. these included enterococcus faecium (turkey n = 4, chicken n = 23), enterococcus gallinarum (turkey n = 2, chicken n = 1) and enterococcu ...200212461007
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