Clostridium difficile in ready-to-eat foods in Isfahan and Shahrekord, Iran
Objective:: To determine the prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) isolated from ready-to-eat foods of Iran. Methods:: From January to August 2013, a total of 368 unpacked ready-to-eat food samples were purchased from randomly selected supermarkets, retail s...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:ea63264461c14d30ab320bb7392ae709 2023-05-15T15:07:55+02:00 Clostridium difficile in ready-to-eat foods in Isfahan and Shahrekord, Iran Ebrahim Rahimi Zahra Sadat Afzali Zeinab Torki Baghbadorani 2015-02-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1016/S2221-1691(15)30156-8 https://doaj.org/article/ea63264461c14d30ab320bb7392ae709 EN eng Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2221169115301568 https://doaj.org/toc/2221-1691 2221-1691 doi:10.1016/S2221-1691(15)30156-8 https://doaj.org/article/ea63264461c14d30ab320bb7392ae709 Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine, Vol 5, Iss 2, Pp 128-131 (2015) Clostridium difficile Ready-to-eat foods ELISA Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Biology (General) QH301-705.5 article 2015 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1016/S2221-1691(15)30156-8 2022-12-31T14:03:20Z Objective:: To determine the prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) isolated from ready-to-eat foods of Iran. Methods:: From January to August 2013, a total of 368 unpacked ready-to-eat food samples were purchased from randomly selected supermarkets, retail stores and restaurants located in Isfahan and Shahrekord, Iran and were evaluated for the presence of C. difficile. Results:: C. difficile spores were detected in 5 (1.36%) of the 368 samples. The highest prevalence of C. difficile was found in fasl salad (4.29%), followed by yogurt stew (2%), and olovyeh salad (0.93%). All 140 maccaroni salad and falafel sandwich samples were negative for C. difficile. One of the five C. difficile isolates (20%) contained tcdA, tcdB and cdtB toxin genes and four strains (80%) contained tcdA, and tcdB toxin genes. Also, among the five C. difficile isolates, only three strains were found to be toxigenic for toxin A and/or B by ELISA. Isolates were susceptible to vancomycin and metronidazole, but variably resistant to other antimicrobial drugs. Conclusions:: This study, combined with studies on other food sources, suggests that widespread contamination of food is common. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine 5 2 128 131 |
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Objective:: To determine the prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) isolated from ready-to-eat foods of Iran. Methods:: From January to August 2013, a total of 368 unpacked ready-to-eat food samples were purchased from randomly selected supermarkets, retail stores and restaurants located in Isfahan and Shahrekord, Iran and were evaluated for the presence of C. difficile. Results:: C. difficile spores were detected in 5 (1.36%) of the 368 samples. The highest prevalence of C. difficile was found in fasl salad (4.29%), followed by yogurt stew (2%), and olovyeh salad (0.93%). All 140 maccaroni salad and falafel sandwich samples were negative for C. difficile. One of the five C. difficile isolates (20%) contained tcdA, tcdB and cdtB toxin genes and four strains (80%) contained tcdA, and tcdB toxin genes. Also, among the five C. difficile isolates, only three strains were found to be toxigenic for toxin A and/or B by ELISA. Isolates were susceptible to vancomycin and metronidazole, but variably resistant to other antimicrobial drugs. Conclusions:: This study, combined with studies on other food sources, suggests that widespread contamination of food is common. |
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