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. 2009 May;15(5):817-8.
doi: 10.3201/eid1505.081186.

Clostridium difficile in ready-to-eat salads, Scotland

Marwah M Bakri  1 , Derek J Brown, John P Butcher, Alistair D Sutherland
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Clostridium difficile in ready-to-eat salads, Scotland

Marwah M Bakri et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2009 May.

Abstract

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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