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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Main Authors:	J. Glenn Songer, Hien T. Trinh, George E. Killgore, Angela D. Thompson, L. Clifford McDonald, Brandi M. Limbago
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009-05-01
Series:	Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:	Clostridium difficile and associated disease enteric diseases retail meats food animals dispatch USA
Online Access:	https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/5/08-1071_article

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spelling	doaj-7cd4664752844f169e723c635e36bebe2020-11-25T02:34:00ZengCenters 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
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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
author_facet	J. Glenn Songer Hien T. Trinh George E. Killgore Angela D. Thompson L. Clifford McDonald Brandi M. Limbago
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title	Clostridium difficile in Retail Meat Products, USA, 2007
title_short	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_sort	clostridium difficile in retail meat products, usa, 2007
publisher	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
series	Emerging Infectious Diseases
issn	1080-6040 1080-6059
publishDate	2009-05-01
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.
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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Clostridium difficile in Retail Meat Products, USA, 2007

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