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.
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009
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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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author Bakri, Marwah M.
Brown, Derek J.
Butcher, John P.
Sutherland, Alistair D.
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Brown, Derek J.
Butcher, John P.
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description 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 potential sources for virulent C. difficile.
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spelling pubmed-26870462009-05-28 Clostridium difficile in Ready-to-Eat Salads, Scotland Bakri, Marwah M. Brown, Derek J. Butcher, John P. Sutherland, Alistair D. Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch 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 potential sources for virulent C. difficile. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009-05 /pmc/articles/PMC2687046/ /pubmed/19402979 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1505.081186 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
spellingShingle Dispatch
Bakri, Marwah M.
Brown, Derek J.
Butcher, John P.
Sutherland, Alistair D.
Clostridium difficile in Ready-to-Eat Salads, Scotland
title Clostridium difficile in Ready-to-Eat Salads, Scotland
title_full Clostridium difficile in Ready-to-Eat Salads, Scotland
title_fullStr Clostridium difficile in Ready-to-Eat Salads, Scotland
title_full_unstemmed Clostridium difficile in Ready-to-Eat Salads, Scotland
title_short Clostridium difficile in Ready-to-Eat Salads, Scotland
title_sort clostridium difficile in ready-to-eat salads, scotland
topic Dispatch
url 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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