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FOODBORNE PATHOGENS AND DISEASE
卷 11, 期 8, 页码 593-595出版社
MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC
DOI: 10.1089/fpd.2013.1726
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- Applied Epidemiology Fellowship Program
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) [5U38HM000414-5]
Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157: H7 (STEC O157) is the most commonly identified serotype of STEC in the United States. An estimated 63,000 STEC O157 infections occur annually. Infection typically results in diarrhea, bloody stool, abdominal cramps, and, in some cases, hemolytic uremic syndrome. Recent outbreaks of STEC O157 have increasingly been associated with consumption of leafy greens such as lettuce and spinach. We investigated an outbreak of STEC O157 associated with the consumption of bagged salad with cases clustered in various institutional settings. A case-control study was conducted among cases from selected schools with controls matched by school and grade. Seventeen cases from three U. S. states were identified. The median age of cases was 23 years (range: 3-88) and 13 (76%) were female. Six cases were hospitalized and two died. Onset dates ranged from April 29 to May 12, 2012. The matched case-control analysis identified a single significant food service exposure: consumption of lettuce provided by a school cafeteria (median odds ratio=9.4, 95% confidence interval: 1.4-infinity, p=0.0469). The implicated bagged salad product was traced back to a single production facility. Implicated growing areas were scheduled for heightened inspection for the upcoming growing season. A combination of analytical epidemiologic studies among subclusters of cases, surveillance, and traceback implicated bagged salad in this outbreak investigation.
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