… purpose of this article is to summarize rapidly accruing evidence which indicates retail
meat and poultry are likely an important reservoir of antimicrobial-resistant Escherichia coli. …

… , ground beef and beef, and to evaluate the compliance of retail meat and meat preparations
… 168 retail meat samples were examined for the prevalence and counts of Escherichia coli. …

… The results showed that E. coli was commonly present in the retail meats, and antimicrobial
… coli isolates from raw retail meats purchased in the United States during 2002 to 2008. …

… This study shows retail meats can harbor antimicrobial-resistant E. coli isolates including
those resistant to clinically crucial antimicrobial agents, and these may be a significant reservoir …

… retail meat products are frequently contaminated with E. coli, and that poultry and pork meat
… [21] found among different retail meats the highest rate of ExPEC strains in ground turkey (…

… ) and resistance genes in generic Escherichia coli isolated from retail meat samples purchased
(2007–… phenotypes and resistance genes with relation to the meat types. A total of 422 E. …

… Antibiotic resistance was investigated in Escherichia coli isolated from beef, veal, lamb and
pork at retail level. A total of 100 samples from each meat species was examined. About 16% …

… The aim of this study was to characterize and compare Escherichia coli found in retail
meats (pork, poultry, beef, venison), focusing on the detection of resistant genes that could be …

… Four hundred and seventy-two generic Escherichia coli isolates were recovered from … this
study indicate that retail raw meats may often be contaminated with antimicrobial-resistant E. …

… Escherichia coli is a common inhabitant of the vertebrate intestinal tract and a frequent
microbial contaminant of retail meat products. As part of the National Antimicrobial Resistance …