Chicken as Reservoir for Extraintestinal Pathogenic Escherichia coli in Humans, Canada

Chicken as Reservoir for Extraintestinal Pathogenic Escherichia coli in Humans, Canada

We previously described how retail meat, particularly chicken, might be a reservoir for extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli (ExPEC) causing urinary tract infections (UTIs) in humans. To rule out retail beef and pork as potential reservoirs, we tested 320 additional E. coli isolates from thes...

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Main Authors: Catherine Racicot Bergeron, Catharine Prussing, Patrick Boerlin, Danielle Daignault, Lucie Dutil, Richard J. Reid-Smith, George G. Zhanel, Amee R. Manges
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2012-03-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Escherichia coli
molecular epidemiology
urinary tract infections
extraintestinal infections
retail meat
foodborne transmission
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/18/3/11-1099_article

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