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Porcine and Human Community Reservoirs of Enterococcusfaecalis , Denmark

by: Jesper Larsen, Henrik C. Schønheyder, Kavindra V. Singh, Camilla H. Lester, Stefan S. Olsen, Lone J. Porsbo, Lourdes Garcia-Migura, Lars B. Jensen, Magne Bisgaard, Barbara E. Murray, Anette M. Hammerum
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol. 17, No. 12. (December 2011), pp. 2395-2397, doi:10.3201/eid1712.101584  Key: citeulike:11921437

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Enterococcus faecalis, which exists commensally in the gut in warm-blooded animals and humans, is an opportunistic pathogen that causes a variety of community-acquired and health care–associated infections, such as urinary tract and intraabdominal infections, bacteremia, and endocarditis (1). Only a few studies have assessed the relationships between clinical E. faecalis strains; strains endemic to the health care setting; and community strains residing in humans, animals, or animal-origin food (2). In conclusion, our results suggest that the normal intestinal microflora of humans and pigs are community reservoirs of clinical E. faecalis and link 2 porcine-origin clonal types of gentamicin-susceptible E. faecalis, ST97:A, and ST40:D to IE in humans in Denmark. This finding strengthens existing evidence that pigs can be a source of serious infections in humans.


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