Large outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis PT8 in Portsmouth, UK, associated with a restaurant

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 140, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1748-1756

  Severi, E ^a   Booth, L ^a   Johnson, S ^a   Cleary, P ^a   Rimington, M ^b   Saunders, D ^c   Cockcroft, P ^d   Ihekweazu, C ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b Environment and Public Protection Service   (United Kingdom)

^c Portsmouth City Teaching Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^d PORTSMOUTH HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; outbreaks; Salmonella; Salmonella enterica; Salmonella typing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CATERING SERVICE; CHILD; DIARRHEA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPIDEMIC; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD SAFETY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; SALMONELLOSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; BACTERIOPHAGE TYPING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESTAURANTS; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; SALMONELLA FOOD POISONING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865447742     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268811002615     Document Type: Article

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