Publications by authors named "Andrea de Andrade Rangel de Freitas"
Distribution of species and antimicrobial resistance among enterococci isolated from the fecal microbiota of captive blue-fronted parrot (Amazona aestiva) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Andréa de Andrade Rangel de Freitas Adriana Rocha Faria Tatiana de Castro Abreu Pinto Vânia Lúcia Carreira Merquior Daniel Marchesi Neves
Sci Total Environ
February 2018
Article Synopsis
- Enterococcal strains were isolated from fecal samples of blue-fronted parrots in Rio de Janeiro, with Enterococcus hirae being the most common species identified (75.3%).
- These strains showed vulnerability to linezolid and teicoplanin, but high rates of nonsusceptibility to 16 other antibiotics were noted, with 48.0% being multidrug-resistant.
- Specific genetic markers for resistance were found, indicating potential risks for health due to antimicrobial-resistant strains affecting both birds and humans.