Epidemiological alteration in pathogens found in ground meat in Iran: unexpected predominance of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis

• Main Authors: Sadeghifard, Nourkhoda (Author), Kazemian, Hossein (Author), Mohebi, Reza (Author), Sekawi, Zamberi (Author), Khosravi, Afra (Author), Valizadeh, Nasrin (Author), Ghafourian, Sobhan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House, 2015-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Colonization of the human and animal intestinal tract with potential pathogenic bacteria is correlated with the risk of contamination of food products. The current study analyzed the prevalence of and O157H7 in ground meat in Ilam, Iran. Both index organisms were identified following standard food m...