Antimicrobial susceptibility of Clostridium difficile isolated from food and environmental sources in Western Australia
Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Title
International journal of antimicrobial agents
ISSN
1872-7913
Volume
52
Issue
3
First Page
411
Last Page
415
PubMed ID
29802886
Publisher
Elsevier Science Publishers
School
School of Science
RAS ID
27338
Abstract
We recently reported a high prevalence of Clostridium difficile in retail vegetables, compost and lawn in Western Australia. The objective of this study was to investigate the antimicrobial susceptibility of previously isolated food and environmental C. difficile isolates from Western Australia. A total of 274 C. difficile isolates from vegetables, compost and lawn were tested for susceptibility to a panel of 10 antimicrobial agents (fidaxomicin, vancomycin, metronidazole, rifaximin, clindamycin, erythromycin, amoxicillin/clavulanic acid, moxifloxacin, meropenem and tetracycline) using the agar incorporation method. Fidaxomicin was the most potent agent (MIC
DOI
10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2018.05.013
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Lim, S. C., Androga, G. O., Knight, D. R., Moono, P., Foster, N. F., & Riley, T. V. (2018). Antimicrobial susceptibility of Clostridium difficile isolated from food and environmental sources in Western Australia. International journal of antimicrobial agents, 52 (3), p 411-415. Available here