Incidence rates of resistant enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli in fresh vegetables and salads.

ABSTRACT: Diarrhoeal diseases remain a significant global health challenge, particularly in developing regions such as Africa, Asia and Latin America, where they are a leading cause of child mortality. Contaminated food, including raw or undercooked vegetables, is a major transmission route for diarrhoeal pathogens such as norovirus, Campylobacter, non-typhoid Salmonella and pathogenic Escherichia coli. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC), a key diarrhoeal pathogen, in fresh produce and prepared salads in Mexico City. A total of 128 samples, including prepared salads (lettuce, carrots and tomatoes) and unprocessed coriander and lettuce, were analysed over 2 years using protocols from the Bacteriological Analytical Manual and the Off

SUBMITTER: Vazquez-Quinones CR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12303537 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature