title: A multistate outbreak of Salmonella enterica serotype Baildon associated with domestic raw tomatoes.
abstract: Salmonella enterica serotype Baildon, a rare serotype, was recovered from 86 persons in eight states; 87% of illnesses began during a 3-week period ending January 9, 1999. Raw restaurant-prepared tomatoes were implicated in multiple case-control studies. Contamination likely occurred on the farm or during packing; more effective disinfection and prevention strategies are needed.
authors.affiliation: Disease Investigations Section, Division of Communicable Disease Control, California Department of Health Services, Berkeley, 94704, USA. kcumming@dhs.ca.gov
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Cummings
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Barrett
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Mohle-Boetani
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Brooks
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Farrar
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hunt
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fiore
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Komatsu
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Werner
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Slutsker
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D018551:Solanum lycopersicum / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D019779:Salmonella enterica; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology