title: Association of sporadic listeriosis with consumption of uncooked hot dogs and undercooked chicken.
abstract: In 1986-87 the Centers for Disease Control conducted an active population-based survey of Listeria monocytogenes infections in six regions of the United States. Listeriosis was reported in 154 patients: one-third of cases were perinatal and the remaining two-thirds occurred in the elderly and immunosuppressed. 28% of cases were fatal. 82 cases and 239 controls matched for age and underlying disease were enrolled in a study of risk factors for listeriosis. Cases were significantly more likely than controls to have eaten uncooked hot dogs or undercooked chicken, with 20% of the overall risk of listeriosis attributable to consumption of these foods. No other risk factors were identified.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002645:Chickens; D003296:Cooking; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D005506:Food Contamination; D005511:Food Handling; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008089:Listeria monocytogenes / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008088:Listeriosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission*; D008297:Male; D008460:Meat / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008461:Meat Products / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States