Staphylococcal food poisoning on a cruise ship.
Two waves of vomiting and/or diarrhoea affected approximately 215 of the 715 passengers on a Caribbean cruise ship. The outbreak was independently associated with eating cream-filled pastries at two separate meals. Staphylococcus aureus phage type 85/+ was isolated from cases and pastry cooks, but not from controls. This is the first well-documented outbreak of staphylococcal food poisoning on a cruise ship.
Waterman
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Los Angeles County Department of Health Services, California.
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Wells
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Blake
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D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005506:Food Contamination; D006801:Humans; D012767:Ships; D013202:Staphylococcal Food Poisoning / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus