Shigella in the trenches

Shigella in the trenches

Publicity about handwashing exists because Shigella bacteria is estimated to cause 450,000 cases of gastroenteritis each year (infections usually result in acute diarrhea), mostly among children under the age of 5. Seven outbreaks linked by Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE, a multi-state "...

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Veröffentlicht in:National Provisioner 2009-10, Vol.223 (10), p.74
1. Verfasser: Strohbehn, Catherine H
Format: Magazinearticle
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Bacteria
E coli
Epidemics
Farmworkers
Food
Food contamination & poisoning
Food handling
Food service employees
Food services
Health aspects
Human resource management
Infections
Inspection
Investigations
Pathogens
Preschool children
Safety and security measures
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Zusammenfassung:Publicity about handwashing exists because Shigella bacteria is estimated to cause 450,000 cases of gastroenteritis each year (infections usually result in acute diarrhea), mostly among children under the age of 5. Seven outbreaks linked by Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE, a multi-state "finger-printing" of suspected pathogens) of stool samples from those who were ill found chopped, uncooked curly parsley to be the common food.
ISSN:0027-996X
1938-3835