Publication Date
January 2011
Abstract
The incidence and severity of disease associated with toxigenic Clostridium difficile (Cd) have increased in hospitals in North America from the emergence of newer, more virulent strains of Cd. Toxigenic Cd has been isolated from food and animals and retail meat with potential implications of transfer to humans.
Book Title
68th International Conference on the Epidemiology and Control of Biological, Chemical and Physical Hazards in Pigs and Pork
Pages
201
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
DOI
https://doi.org/10.31274/safepork-180809-620
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Animal Diseases Commons, Animal Sciences Commons, Veterinary Microbiology and Immunobiology Commons, Veterinary Preventive Medicine, Epidemiology, and Public Health Commons
Clostridium difficile in pork and retail meat in Texas
Maastricht, Netherlands
The incidence and severity of disease associated with toxigenic Clostridium difficile (Cd) have increased in hospitals in North America from the emergence of newer, more virulent strains of Cd. Toxigenic Cd has been isolated from food and animals and retail meat with potential implications of transfer to humans.
