AmpC- and Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase–Producing Enterobacteriaceae Detected in Fresh Produce in Central Ohio

What is it about?

Fresh retail produce including salad vegetables can be contaminated with antibiotic resistant bacteria that that may cause sickness in humans. Consumers may choose to purchase produce available at farmer’s markets over grocery store produce because they expect they are locally produced higher quality products. Our results indicate that there is little difference in the bacterial contamination of fresh produce purchased at either farmer’s markets or grocery stores, and that produce from both sources have low levels of antibiotic resistant bacteria.

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