Spinach-associated Escherichia coli O157:H7 Outbreak, Utah and New Mexico, 2006

In 2006, Utah and New Mexico health departments investigated a multistate cluster of Escherichia coli O157:H7. A case–control study of 22 case-patients found that consuming bagged spinach was significantly associated with illness (p<0.01). The outbreak strain was isolated from 3 bags of 1 brand o...

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Autores principales: Grant, Juliana, Wendelboe, Aaron M., Wendel, Arthur, Jepson, Barbara, Torres, Paul, Smelser, Chad, Rolfs, Robert T.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2609868/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18826833
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1410.071341
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Sumario:In 2006, Utah and New Mexico health departments investigated a multistate cluster of Escherichia coli O157:H7. A case–control study of 22 case-patients found that consuming bagged spinach was significantly associated with illness (p<0.01). The outbreak strain was isolated from 3 bags of 1 brand of spinach. Nationally, 205 persons were ill with the outbreak strain.

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