Prevalence of Providencia strains among patients with diarrhea and retail meats in Thailand.

In conclusion, retail meats were substantially contaminated with Providencia, especially P. alcalifaciens and might be source of infection of Providencia to human.
PMID: 26370430 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases - September 11, 2015 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Shima A, Hinenoya A, Samosornsuk W, Samosornsuk S, Mungkornkaew N, Yamasaki S Tags: Jpn J Infect Dis Source Type: research