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Clostridium difficile in poultry and poultry meat.
Foodborne pathogens and disease - 1 Dec 2011
Harvey Roger B, Norman Keri N, Andrews Kathleen, Hume Michael E, Scanlan Charles M, Callaway Todd R, Anderson Robin C, Nisbet David J
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The incidence and severity of disease associated with toxigenic Clostridium difficile have increased in hospitals in North America from the emergence of newer, more virulent strains. Toxigenic C. difficile has been isolated from food animals and retail meat with potential implications of transfer to human beings. The objective of the present study was to determine the prevalence of toxigenic C. difficile in...
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