Epidemiological alteration in pathogens found in ground meat in Iran: unexpected predominance of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis
Colonization of the human and animal intestinal tract with potential pathogenic bacteria is correlated with the risk of contamination of food products. The current study analyzed the prevalence of and O157H7 in ground meat in Ilam, Iran. Both index organisms were identified following standard food...
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doaj-0c9bcd1bd52643f4a920111c4c6614202020-11-25T03:06:03ZdeuGerman Medical Science GMS Publishing HouseGMS Hygiene and Infection Control2196-52262015-07-0110Doc1210.3205/dgkh000255Epidemiological alteration in pathogens found in ground meat in Iran: unexpected predominance of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalisSadeghifard, Nourkhoda0Kazemian, Hossein1Mohebi, Reza2Sekawi, Zamberi3Khosravi, Afra4Valizadeh, Nasrin5Ghafourian, Sobhan6Clinical Microbiology Research Center, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, IranClinical Microbiology Research Center, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, IranClinical Microbiology Research Center, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, IranDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, MalaysiaClinical Microbiology Research Center, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, IranClinical Microbiology Research Center, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, IranClinical Microbiology Research Center, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, IranColonization of the human and animal intestinal tract with potential pathogenic bacteria is correlated with the risk of contamination of food products. The current study analyzed the prevalence of and O157H7 in ground meat in Ilam, Iran. Both index organisms were identified following standard food microbiological methods. For , the susceptibility to vancomycin was tested, and PCR was used to check for the gene. was present in all 24 ground meat samples, with no O157H7 detected in samples. The analysis showed the presence of the gene in 5/24 vancomycin resistant enterococci. In conclusion, this study for the first time demonstrates the presence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in ground meat in Iran. This observation warrants further epidemiologic investigation and should be followed up in the future.http://www.egms.de/static/en/journals/dgkh/2015-10/dgkh000255.shtmlEnterococcus faecalisVREEscherichia coli O157H7ground meatfoodIran |
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Sadeghifard, Nourkhoda Kazemian, Hossein Mohebi, Reza Sekawi, Zamberi Khosravi, Afra Valizadeh, Nasrin Ghafourian, Sobhan Epidemiological alteration in pathogens found in ground meat in Iran: unexpected predominance of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis GMS Hygiene and Infection Control Enterococcus faecalis VRE Escherichia coli O157H7 ground meat food Iran |
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Sadeghifard, Nourkhoda Kazemian, Hossein Mohebi, Reza Sekawi, Zamberi Khosravi, Afra Valizadeh, Nasrin Ghafourian, Sobhan |
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Epidemiological alteration in pathogens found in ground meat in Iran: unexpected predominance of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis |
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Epidemiological alteration in pathogens found in ground meat in Iran: unexpected predominance of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis |
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Epidemiological alteration in pathogens found in ground meat in Iran: unexpected predominance of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis |
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Epidemiological alteration in pathogens found in ground meat in Iran: unexpected predominance of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis |
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Epidemiological alteration in pathogens found in ground meat in Iran: unexpected predominance of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis |
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epidemiological alteration in pathogens found in ground meat in iran: unexpected predominance of vancomycin-resistant enterococcus faecalis |
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German Medical Science GMS Publishing House |
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GMS Hygiene and Infection Control |
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2196-5226 |
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Colonization of the human and animal intestinal tract with potential pathogenic bacteria is correlated with the risk of contamination of food products. The current study analyzed the prevalence of and O157H7 in ground meat in Ilam, Iran. Both index organisms were identified following standard food microbiological methods. For , the susceptibility to vancomycin was tested, and PCR was used to check for the gene. was present in all 24 ground meat samples, with no O157H7 detected in samples. The analysis showed the presence of the gene in 5/24 vancomycin resistant enterococci. In conclusion, this study for the first time demonstrates the presence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in ground meat in Iran. This observation warrants further epidemiologic investigation and should be followed up in the future. |
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Enterococcus faecalis VRE Escherichia coli O157H7 ground meat food Iran |
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