Detection of Clostridium difficile in Retail Ground Meat Products in Manitoba
The aim of the present study was to determine whether Clostridium difficile was present in uncooked retail ground beef and ground pork products sold in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Using an alcohol treatment protocol and inoculation of cultures on C difficile Moxalactam Norfloxacin (CDMN), toxigenic C diffic...
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| author | Monique Visser Shadi Sepehrim Nancy Olson Tim Du Michael R Mulvey Michelle J Alfa |
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| description | The aim of the present study was to determine whether Clostridium difficile was present in uncooked retail ground beef and ground pork products sold in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Using an alcohol treatment protocol and inoculation of cultures on C difficile Moxalactam Norfloxacin (CDMN), toxigenic C difficile was found in 6.3% of 48 meat samples. The C difficile isolates belonged to different pulsotypes, all of which had been previously isolated from the stool of Manitoba patients with C difficile disease. Because cooking of meat will not eradicate C difficile spores, this raises a concern regarding potential foodborne transmissibility of this organism. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6accfaf3e1b64f7bba58669f4d716a6d2025-02-03T01:03:41ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology1712-95322012-01-01231283010.1155/2012/646981Detection of Clostridium difficile in Retail Ground Meat Products in ManitobaMonique Visser0Shadi Sepehrim1Nancy Olson2Tim Du3Michael R Mulvey4Michelle J Alfa5Microbiology Laboratory, St Boniface Research Centre, CanadaMicrobiology Laboratory, St Boniface Research Centre, CanadaMicrobiology Laboratory, St Boniface Research Centre, CanadaNosocomial Infections and Molecular Typing, National Microbiology Laboratory, CanadaNosocomial Infections and Molecular Typing, National Microbiology Laboratory, CanadaMicrobiology Laboratory, St Boniface Research Centre, CanadaThe aim of the present study was to determine whether Clostridium difficile was present in uncooked retail ground beef and ground pork products sold in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Using an alcohol treatment protocol and inoculation of cultures on C difficile Moxalactam Norfloxacin (CDMN), toxigenic C difficile was found in 6.3% of 48 meat samples. The C difficile isolates belonged to different pulsotypes, all of which had been previously isolated from the stool of Manitoba patients with C difficile disease. Because cooking of meat will not eradicate C difficile spores, this raises a concern regarding potential foodborne transmissibility of this organism.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/646981 |
| spellingShingle | Monique Visser Shadi Sepehrim Nancy Olson Tim Du Michael R Mulvey Michelle J Alfa Detection of Clostridium difficile in Retail Ground Meat Products in Manitoba Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology |
| title | Detection of Clostridium difficile in Retail Ground Meat Products in Manitoba |
| title_full | Detection of Clostridium difficile in Retail Ground Meat Products in Manitoba |
| title_fullStr | Detection of Clostridium difficile in Retail Ground Meat Products in Manitoba |
| title_full_unstemmed | Detection of Clostridium difficile in Retail Ground Meat Products in Manitoba |
| title_short | Detection of Clostridium difficile in Retail Ground Meat Products in Manitoba |
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