Role of electronic data exchange in an international outbreak caused by Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium DT204b

Role of electronic data exchange in an international outbreak caused by Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium DT204b

From July through September 2000, patients in five European countries were infected with a multidrug-resistant strain of Salmonella Typhimurium DT204b. Epidemiologic investigations were facilitated by the transmission of electronic images (Tagged Image Files) of pulsed-field gel electrophoresis prof...

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Veröffentlicht in:Emerging infectious diseases 2002-07, Vol.8 (7), p.732-734
Hauptverfasser: Lindsay, Elizabeth A, Lawson, Andrew J, Walker, Rachel A, Ward, Linda R, Smith, Henry R, Scott, Fiona W, O'Brien, Sarah J, Fisher, Ian S T, Crook, Paul D, Wilson, Deborah, Brown, Derek J, Hardardottir, Hjordis, Wannet, Wim J B, Tschäpe, Helmut, Threlfall, E John
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Communicable diseases
Computer Communication Networks
Disease Outbreaks
Dispatch
DNA, Bacterial
Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial - genetics
elecronic data exchange
Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field - standards
Europe - epidemiology
Genes, Bacterial - genetics
Germany
Health aspects
Humans
Iceland
International Cooperation
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Norway
outbreak
Salmonella
Salmonella Food Poisoning - epidemiology
Salmonella Food Poisoning - microbiology
Salmonella typhimurium - genetics
Salmonella typhimurium - isolation & purification
Sequence Analysis, DNA
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Zusammenfassung:From July through September 2000, patients in five European countries were infected with a multidrug-resistant strain of Salmonella Typhimurium DT204b. Epidemiologic investigations were facilitated by the transmission of electronic images (Tagged Image Files) of pulsed-field gel electrophoresis profiles. This investigation highlights the importance of standardized protocols for molecular typing in international outbreaks of foodborne disease.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid0807.010414