Prevalence of Clostridium difficile in Uncooked Ground Meat Products from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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作者
Curry, Scott R. [1 ]
Marsh, Jane W.
Schlackman, Jessica L.
Harrison, Lee H.
机构
[1] Univ Pittsburgh, Sch Med, Div Infect Dis, Infect Dis Epidemiol Res Unit, Pittsburgh, PA 15260 USA
关键词
TANDEM-REPEAT ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION; STRAINS; CANADA; FOOD; PORK;
D O I
10.1128/AEM.00842-12
中图分类号
Q81 [生物工程学(生物技术)]; Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 0836 ; 090102 ; 100705 ;
摘要
The prevalence of Clostridium difficile in retail meat samples has varied widely. The food supply may be a source for C. difficile infections. A total of 102 ground meat and sausage samples from 3 grocers in Pittsburgh, PA, were cultured for C. difficile. Brand A pork sausages were resampled between May 2011 and January 2012. Two out of 102 (2.0%) meat products initially sampled were positive for C. difficile; both were pork sausage from brand A from the same processing facility (facility A). On subsequent sampling of brand A products, 10/19 samples from processing facility A and 1/10 samples from 3 other facilities were positive for C. difficile. The isolates recovered were inferred ribotype 078, comprising 6 genotypes. The prevalence of C. difficile in retail meat may not be as high as previously reported in North America. When contamination occurs, it may be related to events at processing facilities.
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页码:4183 / 4186
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