Clostridium difficile in Ready-to-Eat Salads, Scotland

Of 40 ready-to-eat salads, 3 (7.5%) were positive for Clostridium difficile by PCR. Two isolates were PCR ribotype 017 (toxin A–, B+), and 1 was PCR ribotype 001. Isolates were susceptible to vancomycin and metronidazole but variably resistant to other antimicrobial drugs. Ready-to-eat salads may be...

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Autores principales: Bakri, Marwah M., Brown, Derek J., Butcher, John P., Sutherland, Alistair D.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2687046/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19402979
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1505.081186

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2687046/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19402979
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1505.081186

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