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Clostridium difficile contamination in retail meat products in Brazil

2018; Elsevier BV; Volume: 22; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.bjid.2018.07.007

1678-4391

Renata N. Pires, Cássia Ferreira Braz Caurio, Gabriele Z. Saldanha, Andreza Francisco Martins, Alessandro C. Pasqualotto,

Microscopic Colitis

Clostridium difficile is an important cause of diarrhoea, particularly in patients receiving antibiotic therapy. Recent studies have shown that a substantial proportion of C. difficile infections are acquired in the community, as a zoonotic disease. Brazil is a large exporter of meat and so far no study has evaluated meat contamination with C. difficile spores.Here we analysed 80 retail meat products purchased from local supermarkets in a Brazilian metropolis (Porto Alegre, Southern Brazil). Samples from these products were grown in anaerobic conditions, and tested with a real time polymerase chain reaction test.Contamination with C. difficile spores was not found in the study. Bacteria isolated from meat included Streptococcus gallolyticus, Lactobacillus plantarum, Enterococcus gallinarum and Pediococcus acidilactici.Close vigilance is required in order to guarantee the quality of Brazilian retail meat in the long term.