TABLE 1.
Total number of samples selectively screened for all enterococci and VRE by year, host species, and sample origin
| Host species | Sample origin | No. of samples by yra
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | ||
| Human | Swine worker | 0 | 21/223 | 5/211 |
| Non-swine worker | 0 | 1/79 | 11/369 | |
| Mixtureb | 3/27 | 5/171 | 4/172 | |
| Swine | Composite fecal | 47 | 77 | 809 |
| Influent | 16 | 18 | 303 | |
a
Boldfaced numbers are the number of VRE isolates obtained from the sample groups.
b
Mixture means samples composed of non-swine worker and swine worker wastewater or samples taken from the central core facility or hospital facility that does not include swine workers.