Community-wide outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 associated with consumption of frozen beef burgers

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 137, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 889-896

  King, L A ^a,b   Mailles, A ^a   Mariani Kurkdjian, P ^c   Vernozy Rozand, C ^d   Montet, M P ^d   Grimont, F ^e   Pihier, N ^f   Devalk, H ^a   Perret, F ^g   Bingen, E ^c   Espie E ^a   Vaillant, V ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE VEILLE SANITAIRE   (France)

^b EPIET   (France)

^c HÔPITAL ROBERT DEBRÉ   (France)

^d VETAGRO SUP   (France)

^e INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^f Sous direction de la santé et de la protection animale   (France)

^g Cellule Interrégionale d'Épidémiologie Vétérinaire Aquitaine   (France)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli O157; France; Haemolytic uraemic syndrome; Meat products; Shiga toxigenic Escherichia coli

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; EPIDEMIC; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD FREEZING; FOOD INTAKE; FRANCE; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAT INDUSTRY; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; NONHUMAN; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; AGED; ANIMAL; CATTLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FOOD CONTROL; INFANT; MEAT; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIARRHEA; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FEMALE; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FRANCE; HEMOLYTIC-UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEAT; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649690140     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268808001490     Document Type: Article

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