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Molecular analysis of antimicrobial-susceptible and -resistant Escherichia coli from retail meats and human stool and clinical specimens in a rural community setting.
Foodborne pathogens and disease - 1 Apr 2009
Hannah Elizabeth Lyon, Johnson James R, Angulo Frederick, Haddadin Bassam, Williamson Jacquelyn, Samore Matthew H
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BACKGROUND: Foodborne antimicrobial-resistant Escherichia coli may colonize and cause infections in humans, but definitive proof is elusive and supportive evidence is limited. METHODS: Approximately contemporaneous antimicrobial-resistant (n = 181) and antimicrobial-susceptible (n = 159) E. coli isolates from retail meats and from human stool and clinical specimens from a single rural U.S. community were compared...
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