Publications by authors named "Peter F Geertsma"
Sci Total Environ
November 2024
Article Synopsis
- Pathogenic Escherichia coli (PEC) can cause severe illness in humans and are commonly found in the intestines of animals and humans, contaminating food and water through faecal transmission.
- A study in South Africa collected samples from swine, poultry, human hand swabs, and water to analyze the prevalence and resistance patterns of PEC, finding that certain serogroups were predominant and many isolates showed multi-drug resistance (MDR).
- The results emphasize the risk of these pathogens spreading through close human contact and the necessity for improved monitoring to control MDR foodborne PECs in communities.
