title: The protective effect of alcoholic beverages on the occurrence of a Salmonella food-borne outbreak.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  There are few studies about the effect of alcoholic beverages in food-borne disease outbreaks.
  
  
  METHODS
  We studied this effect during an outbreak of Salmonella ohio infection that occurred in Castellón (Spain) in May 2000. S. ohio was isolated in stools of patients and also in implicated foods.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Analysis was restricted to the group that was exposed to contaminated food (51 persons). We compared attack rates by level of alcohol intake (none, 1-40 gm, and >40 gm). The adjusted relative risks in the two alcohol categories were 0.73 [95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.46-1.15] and 0.54 (95% CI = 0.31-0.96), respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We discuss the possible protective effect of alcoholic beverages in some food-borne infectious outbreaks.
authors.affiliation: Sección de Epidemiología, Center of Public Health, Castellón, Spain. juan.bellido@sanidad.m400.gva.es
authors.forename: Juan B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Bellido-Blasco
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Arnedo-Pena
authors.forename: Enrique
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cordero-Cutillas
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Canós-Cabedo
authors.forename: Concha
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Herrero-Carot
authors.forename: Lourdes
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Safont-Adsuara
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D001628:Beverages; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012478:Salmonella Food Poisoning / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D019779:Salmonella enterica; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology