Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

[Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE)].

N Fujita1

  • 1Department of Clinical and Laboratory Medicine, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto 602-8566.

Rinsho Byori. the Japanese Journal of Clinical Pathology
|January 2, 2001
PubMed
Summary

Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) pose a global health risk, emerging from community infections linked to antimicrobial use in animals. Imported chickens in Japan are a significant source, complicating VRE control efforts.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Inner ear blood flow in the rat after unilateral arterial occlusion in the vertebrobasilar arterial system.

Acta oto-laryngologica. Supplementum·1998
Same author

Monitoring of RNA polymerase-DNA UP element interaction by a fluorescent probe conjugated to alpha subunit.

European journal of biochemistry·1998
Same author

Mapping the promoter DNA sites proximal to conserved regions of sigma 70 in an Escherichia coli RNA polymerase-lacUV5 open promoter complex.

Biochemistry·1998
Same author

Activation of bacteriophage Mu mom transcription by C protein does not require specific interaction with the carboxyl-terminal region of the alpha or sigma 70 subunit of Escherichia coli RNA polymerase.

Journal of bacteriology·1998
Same author

Involvement of Bcl-2 cleavage in the acceleration of VP-16-induced U937 cell apoptosis.

Biochemical and biophysical research communications·1998
Same author

Mapping the sigma70 subunit contact sites on Escherichia coli RNA polymerase with a sigma70-conjugated chemical protease.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America·1998

Area of Science:

  • Microbiology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Public Health

Context:

  • Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) represent a significant global health threat.
  • VRE infections are prevalent in both hospital and community settings.
  • The emergence of VRE is linked to antimicrobial use in food animal production, specifically avoparcin.

Purpose:

  • To highlight the role of community-acquired infections in VRE spread.
  • To emphasize the contamination of imported chickens in Japan as a key factor in VRE prevalence.
  • To discuss the challenges in controlling VRE in healthcare environments.

Summary:

  • Community-acquired infections are crucial for VRE dissemination, with avoparcin use in food animals strongly implicated in VRE emergence.
  • Imported chickens in Japan show high VRE contamination, potentially driving prevalence.
  • Nosocomial VRE infections are a growing concern for immunocompromised patients, though outbreaks remain rare.

Impact:

  • Effective VRE control necessitates prudent antimicrobial stewardship and robust infection control measures.
  • Understanding transmission routes, including food animal supply chains, is vital for mitigating VRE spread.
  • The persistence of VRE in hospital environments complicates infection prevention and control strategies.

Related Experiment Videos