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Prevalence and genotypic characteristics of Clostridium difficile in a closed and integrated human and swine population.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 15 Aug 2011
Norman Keri N, Scott H Morgan, Harvey Roger B, Norby Bo, Hume Michael E, Andrews Kathleen
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Recently, an apparent rise in the number of cases attributed to community-acquired Clostridium difficile infection has led researchers to explore additional sources of infection. The finding of C. difficile in food animals and retail meat has raised concern about potential food-borne and occupational exposures. The objective of this study was to compare C. difficile isolated from a closed population of healthy...
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