Clostridium difficile in Retail Meat Products, USA, 2007
To determine the presence of Clostridium difficile, we sampled cooked and uncooked meat products sold in Tucson, Arizona. Forty-two percent contained toxigenic C. difficile strains (either ribotype 078/toxinotype V [73%] or 027/toxinotype III [NAP1 or NAP1-related; 27%]). These findings indicate tha...
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| author | J. Glenn Songer Hien T. Trinh George E. Killgore Angela D. Thompson L. Clifford McDonald Brandi M. Limbago |
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| description | To determine the presence of Clostridium difficile, we sampled cooked and uncooked meat products sold in Tucson, Arizona. Forty-two percent contained toxigenic C. difficile strains (either ribotype 078/toxinotype V [73%] or 027/toxinotype III [NAP1 or NAP1-related; 27%]). These findings indicate that food products may play a role in interspecies C. difficile transmission. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7cd4664752844f169e723c635e36bebe2022-12-22T00:22:45ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592009-05-0115581982110.3201/eid1505.081071Clostridium difficile in Retail Meat Products, USA, 2007J. Glenn SongerHien T. TrinhGeorge E. KillgoreAngela D. ThompsonL. Clifford McDonaldBrandi M. LimbagoTo determine the presence of Clostridium difficile, we sampled cooked and uncooked meat products sold in Tucson, Arizona. Forty-two percent contained toxigenic C. difficile strains (either ribotype 078/toxinotype V [73%] or 027/toxinotype III [NAP1 or NAP1-related; 27%]). These findings indicate that food products may play a role in interspecies C. difficile transmission.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/5/08-1071_articleClostridium difficile and associated diseaseenteric diseasesretail meatsfood animalsdispatchUSA |
| spellingShingle | J. Glenn Songer Hien T. Trinh George E. Killgore Angela D. Thompson L. Clifford McDonald Brandi M. Limbago Clostridium difficile in Retail Meat Products, USA, 2007 Emerging Infectious Diseases Clostridium difficile and associated disease enteric diseases retail meats food animals dispatch USA |
| title | Clostridium difficile in Retail Meat Products, USA, 2007 |
| title_full | Clostridium difficile in Retail Meat Products, USA, 2007 |
| title_fullStr | Clostridium difficile in Retail Meat Products, USA, 2007 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Clostridium difficile in Retail Meat Products, USA, 2007 |
| title_short | Clostridium difficile in Retail Meat Products, USA, 2007 |
| title_sort | clostridium difficile in retail meat products usa 2007 |
| topic | Clostridium difficile and associated disease enteric diseases retail meats food animals dispatch USA |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/5/08-1071_article |
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