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- Title
Possible Seasonality of Clostridium difficile in Retail Meat, Canada.
- Authors
Rodriguez-Palacios, Alexander; Reid-Smith, Richard J.; Staempfli, Henry R.; Daignault, Danielle; Janecko, Nicol; Avery, Brent P.; Martin, Hayley; Thomspon, Angela D.; McDonald, L. Clifford; Limbago, Brandi; Weese, J. Scott
- Abstract
We previously reported Clostridium difficile in 20% of retail meat in Canada, which raised concerns about potential foodborne transmissibility. Here, we studied the genetic diversity of C. difficile in retail meats, using a broad Canadian sampling infrastructure and 3 culture methods. We found 6.1% prevalence and indications of possible seasonality (highest prevalence in winter).
- Subjects
CANADA; CLOSTRIDIOIDES difficile; MEAT; FOODBORNE diseases; CLOSTRIDIUM; DISEASES
- Publication
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2009, Vol 15, Issue 5, p802
- ISSN
1080-6040
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3201/eid1505.081084