TY - JOUR AU - Mallon, David J. P. AU - Corkill, John AU - Hazel, Sarah AU - Wilson, J. Sian AU - French, Nigel AU - Bennett, Malcolm AU - Hart, C. Anthony T1 - Excretion of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci by Wild Mammals T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2002 VL - 8 IS - 6 SP - 636 SN - 1080-6059 AB - A survey of fecal samples found enterococcal excretion in 82% of 388 bank voles (Clethrionomys glareolus), 92% of 131 woodmice (Apodemus sylvaticus), and 75% of 165 badgers (Meles meles). Vancomycin-resistant enterococci, all Enterococcus faecium of vanA genotype, were excreted by 4.6% of the woodmice and 1.2% of the badgers, but by none of the bank voles. KW - Enterococci KW - vancomycin resistance KW - wild mammals KW - excretion KW - United Kingdom DO - 10.3201/eid0806.010247 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/8/6/01-0247_article ER - End of Reference