title: Clostridium difficile in ready-to-eat salads, Scotland.
abstract: Of 40 ready-to-eat salads, 3 (7.5%) were positive for Clostridium difficile by PCR. Two isolates were PCR ribotype 017 (toxin A-, B+), and 1 was PCR ribotype 001. Isolates were susceptible to vancomycin and metronidazole but variably resistant to other antimicrobial drugs. Ready-to-eat salads may be potential sources for virulent C. difficile.
authors.affiliation: Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland, UK.
authors.forename: Marwah M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Bakri
authors.forename: Derek J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: John P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Butcher
authors.forename: Alistair D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Sutherland
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000235:genetics; D016360:Clostridioides difficile / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D004768:Enterotoxins / Q000235:genetics; D005506:Food Contamination; D018545:Lactuca / Q000382:microbiology*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D021521:Ribotyping; D012606:Scotland; D018724:Spinacia oleracea / Q000382:microbiology*; D013171:Spores, Bacterial / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D004768:Enterotoxins; C041348:tcdA protein, Clostridium difficile; C031815:toxB protein, Clostridium difficile