Clostridium difficile in broiler chickens sold at market places in Zimbabwe and their antimicrobial susceptibility

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 268-270

  Simango, Clifford ^a   Mwakurudza, Silas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial susceptibility; Chickens; Clostridium difficile; Toxigenic strains; Urban markets

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFOTAXIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; CLOSTRIDIUM TOXIN; CLOSTRIDIUM TOXIN A; CLOSTRIDIUM TOXIN B; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; NALIDIXIC ACID; NORFLOXACIN; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHICKEN; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES; MARKET; NONHUMAN; SOIL; TOXIN SYNTHESIS; URBAN AREA; ZIMBABWE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CHICKENS; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PREVALENCE; RURAL HEALTH; ZIMBABWE;

ANIMALIA; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 43849106225     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2008.03.020     Document Type: Article

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