title: Factory outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 infection in Japan.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan. watanabe@basic.kpu-m.ac.jp
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ozasa
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Mermin
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Griffin
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Masuda
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Imashuku
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sawada
mesh_terms: 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