High incidence of extra-intestinal infections in a Salmonella Havana outbreak associated with alfalfa sprouts.
Public Health Rep
; 115(4): 339-45, 2000.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-11059427
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To determine a vehicle and point source for an outbreak of Salmonella Havana.METHODS:
The authors conducted a case-control study and traceback investigation of 14 residents of California and four from Arizona with onsets of illness from Apr 15, 1998, to June 15, 1998, and Salmonella Havana infections with identical PFGE patterns.RESULTS:
Seventeen of 18 patients were women. Seventeen were adults 20-89 years of age. Nine (50%) had diarrheal illness, 6 (33%) had urinary tract infections, 2 (11%) had sepsis, and one had an infected surgical wound after appendectomy. Four patients were hospitalized, and one died. Eating alfalfa sprouts was associated with S. Havana infection (OR = 10.0; 95% confidence interval 1.2, 83.1; P = 0.01).CONCLUSIONS:
This outbreak resulted in a high incidence of extra-intestinal infections, especially urinary tract infections, and high morbidity. Raw alfalfa sprouts, often considered a safe "heath food," can be a source of serious foodborne disease outbreaks.
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Assunto principal:
Salmonella
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Intoxicação Alimentar por Salmonella
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Surtos de Doenças
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Medicago sativa
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Microbiologia de Alimentos
Tipo de estudo:
Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2000
Tipo de documento:
Article