| 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 ... | 2002 | 12461007 |
| vancomycin-resistant enterococcus spp. in marine environments from the west coast of the usa. | the aim of the study was to determine if vancomycin-resistant enterococcus spp. [vre] carrying vana and/or vanb genes were present in public marine beaches and a fishing pier [2001-2003, 2008] from washington and california [2008]. | 2009 | 19239547 |
| characterization of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococcus spp. isolated from us west coast public marine beaches. | the aim of this study was to isolate and characterize methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (mrsa) and methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococcus spp. (mrcons) from marine water and intertidal beach sand from public beaches in washington state, usa. | 2009 | 19837712 |