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Nationwide outbreak of multidrug-resistant Salmonella Heidelberg infections associated with ground turkey: United States, 2011.
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Epidemiology and infection [Epidemiol Infect] 2015 Nov; Vol. 143 (15), pp. 3227-34. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Apr 13. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- On 23 May 2011, CDC identified a multistate cluster of Salmonella Heidelberg infections and two multidrug-resistant (MDR) isolates from ground turkey retail samples with indistinguishable pulsed-field gel electrophoresis patterns. We defined cases as isolation of outbreak strains in persons with illness onset between 27 February 2011 and 10 November 2011. Investigators collected hypothesis-generating questionnaires and shopper-card information. Food samples from homes and retail outlets were collected and cultured. We identified 136 cases of S. Heidelberg infection in 34 states. Shopper-card information, leftover ground turkey from a patient's home containing the outbreak strain and identical antimicrobial resistance profiles of clinical and retail samples pointed to plant A as the source. On 3 August, plant A recalled 36 million pounds of ground turkey. This outbreak increased consumer interest in MDR Salmonella infections acquired through United States-produced poultry and played a vital role in strengthening food safety policies related to Salmonella and raw ground poultry.
- Subjects :
- Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Animals
Child
Child, Preschool
Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
Female
Humans
Infant
Male
Middle Aged
Salmonella drug effects
Salmonella isolation & purification
Salmonella Food Poisoning microbiology
Turkeys
United States epidemiology
Young Adult
Disease Outbreaks
Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial
Food Microbiology
Meat-Packing Industry
Salmonella physiology
Salmonella Food Poisoning epidemiology
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1469-4409
- Volume :
- 143
- Issue :
- 15
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Epidemiology and infection
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 25865382
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1017/S0950268815000497