Survival of S. typhimurium in floor dust — A possible reservoir of infection in institutions
An outbreak of S. typhimurium infection having the characters of both an acute explosive epidemic and a smouldering institutional outbreak in a boy's boarding school is described. The perpetuation of the smouldering phase is attributed to contamination of environmental dust and the epidemic was...
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| Veröffentlicht in: | Public health (London) 1972-01, Vol.87 (1), p.39-45 |
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| Sprache: | eng |
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S. typhimurium infection having the characters of both an acute explosive epidemic and a smouldering institutional outbreak in a boy's boarding school is described. The perpetuation of the smouldering phase is attributed to contamination of environmental dust and the epidemic was controlled by treating the premises with formalin vapour.
S. typhimurium has been shown to survive in samples of ward floor dust for a period of at least 50 months. |
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| ISSN: | 0033-3506 1476-5616 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/S0033-3506(72)80034-9 |