| Outbreak of multidrug-resistant Salmonella typhimurium associated with ground beef served at a school potluck. | |
| | |
MedLine Citation:
|
PMID: 16541701 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
|
An outbreak of gastroenteritis occurred among at least 47 persons attending a school potluck. Illness was associated with consumption of ground beef (estimated odds ratio, 16.3; 95% confidence interval, 2.2 to 338.3). Salmonella Typhimurium isolated from infected individuals and the implicated ground beef revealed identical pulsed-field gel electrophoresis patterns and was multidrug resistant. The implicated ground beef was improperly handled during the cooking process and stored above the U.S. Food and Drug Administration cooling temperature standard for >15 h before being served. This outbreak demonstrates the limitations of food safety regulations in settings where foods are prepared in the home environment for communal potlucks, bake sales, or other such gatherings held at schools, churches, or other institutions. Public health authorities should encourage school and other institutional administrators to develop policies that require dissemination of safe food preparation guidelines to prospective food handlers when such events are scheduled. |
| | |
Authors:
|
Joseph B McLaughlin; Louisa J Castrodale; Michael J Gardner; Rafiq Ahmed; Bradford D Gessner |
Publication Detail:
|
Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
|
Title: Journal of food protection Volume: 69 ISSN: 0362-028X ISO Abbreviation: J. Food Prot. Publication Date: 2006 Mar |
Date Detail:
|
Created Date: 2006-03-17 Completed Date: 2006-04-06 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
|
Nlm Unique ID: 7703944 Medline TA: J Food Prot Country: United States |
Other Details:
|
Languages: eng Pagination: 666-70 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
|
Alaska Department of Health and Social Services, 3601 C Street, Suite 540, Anchorage, Alaska 99503, USA. joe_mclaughlin@health.state.ak.us |
Export Citation:
|
APA/MLA Format Download EndNote Download BibTex |
| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
|
Adolescent Adult Animals Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology* Cattle Child Child, Preschool Consumer Product Safety Disease Outbreaks Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial* Female Food Contamination / analysis* Food Handling / methods* Humans Male Meat Products / microbiology* Microbial Sensitivity Tests Salmonella Food Poisoning / epidemiology* Salmonella typhimurium / drug effects, isolation & purification* Schools |
| Chemical | |
Reg. No./Substance:
|
0/Anti-Bacterial Agents |
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Previous Document: Effect of fat content on infection by Listeria monocytogenes in a mouse model.
Next Document: Isolation of Enterobacter sakazakii from stable flies, Stomoxys calcitrans L. (Diptera: Muscidae).