Factory outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 infection in Japan.
To determine the cause of a July 1996 outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 among factory workers in Kyoto, Japan, we conducted cohort and case-control studies. Eating radish sprout salad during lunch at the factory cafeteria had been linked to illness. The sprouts were traced to four growers in Japan; one had been associated with an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 among 6,000 schoolchildren in Sakai earlier in July.
Watanabe
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Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan. watanabe@basic.kpu-m.ac.jp
Ozasa
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Mermin
J H
JH
Griffin
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PM
Masuda
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K
Imashuku
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Sawada
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T
D016022:Case-Control Studies; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology; D019453:Escherichia coli O157 / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005506:Food Contamination; D005517:Foodborne Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007221:Industry; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D014675:Vegetables / Q000382:microbiology