Carriage and dissemination of Clostridium difficile and methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus in pork processing

Food Control

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 433-437

  Hawken, Philip ^a   Scott Weese, J ^a   Friendship, Robert ^a   Warriner, Keith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clostridium difficile; Community acquired CDI; Cross contamination; Holding area; MRSA; Pork; Processing; Slaughterhouse

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUIDAE;

EID: 84871658964     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2012.10.031     Document Type: Article

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