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      Environmental contamination with vancomycin-resistant enterococci from hospital sewage in Portugal.

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      Journal: Applied and Environmental Microbiology
      Publisher: American Society for Microbiology

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          Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) were detected in samples of sewage obtained downstream of hospitals of the Porto area in Portugal, and in samples from the Douro Estuary. Clonal analysis, Tn1546 typing, and presence of putative virulence traits indicate the clinical origin of these isolates. This observation highlights the importance of hospital sewage in the VRE contamination of the environment.

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          PubMed ID:: 15933043
          PMC ID:: 1151839
          DOI:: 10.1128/AEM.71.6.3364-3368.2005

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